One of the first charcoal blast furnaces in western Pennsylvania. It was built by Baron Dettmar Basse in 1814 and out of production in 1824 - it supplied iron for pioneer industries and was one unit of a self-contained community.

Marker is at the intersection of Zelienople Road (Pennsylvania Route 288) and Old Furnace Road, on the left when traveling north on Zelienople Road.

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