In 1846, George Scranton traveled to New York City, hoping to strike a deal with the New York and Erie Railroad. For both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Charles M. Atkins died on Sept. 3, 1889, the Pottsville Republican called him one of the city’s most respected citizens. “He ...

THIS valuable book is published by the Secretary of the American Iron-Association, and by authority of the same. This Association—now four years old—is not a common trades-union, nor any impotent ...

Springfield Iron Furnace, located at Royer, Pa, near Williamsburg, operated from 1815 to 1885. Owned by John Royer, it was one of more than 30 iron furnaces in the county. The furnace produced 7 tons ...

SCRANTON – An industrial arts festival set for June 3 and 4 doesn’t just pay homage to an often overlooked historical site in Scranton. It also clarifies which industrial resource the city owes its ...

The magnificent iron furnaces of long ago were constructed of large stones with the necessary iron binders being placed at specific areas to hold the structure in place. The furnace was built against ...

The Oct. 16 event will feature hot iron with artist Brian Glaze operating a cupola furnace not unlike the historic operations of the grand furnaces themselves. The Anthracite Heritage Museum, ...

EAST CANAAN — As I look at the Beckley Furnace, I can imagine an iron worker, covered in ashes and soot, grunting as he pushes a wheelbarrow full of slag over a bridge crossing the Blackberry River.

Local author Byron Smail poses with his three sons, Nathaniel, 4, Levi, 8, and Lucas, 9, as they hold copies of “The Iron Furnaces of the Cove!” and “Blair County Iron.” Courtesy photo When visiting ...

History sparked an interest in Chester Kulesa at a young age. He often asked his grade school teachers where he could learn more about topics they covered in class. That curiosity nourished a lifelong ...