Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
18 4 0 , t h ere w ere sixt y - t w o in n s b et w een L a n c a st er a n d P h il a d el ph ia , a b o u t o n e t o t h e m il e. T h is w a s t h e pl a c e w h ere n ew s w a s exc h a n g ed b et w een t h e l o c a l s a n d st ra n g ers in t ra n sit a n d w h ere b u sin ess d ea l s w ere in it ia t ed a n d c o n su m m a t ed o v er g o o d , h o t f o o d a n d l ib era l " spirit s. " I t w a s a l so t h e o n l y pl a c e w h ere m o st " b a c k c o u n t ry " A m eric a n s c o u l d b rin g t h em sel v es rel a t iv el y u p t o d a t e o n w h a t w a s g o in g o n in t h e v a st n a t io n t h ey w ere h el pin g t o b u il d . GUN EXHIBIT - L a n c a st er C o u n t y w a s t h e h o m e o f o n e o f t h e m o st f a m o u s w ea po n s in A m eric a n h ist o ry - - t h e l eg en d a ry P en n sy l v a n ia long rifle. Often called the Kentucky rifle despite it s pl a c e o f o rig in , it w a s d ev el o ped b y l o c a l c ra f t sm en w o rk in g in sm a l l sh o ps d u rin g t h e m id - 17 0 0 ' s. T h is y ea r a l a n d m a rk exh ib it , “ T h e G o l d en A g e o f a n A m eric a n A rt F o rm : T h e Lancaster Long Rifle” is open in the museum’s V isit o r C en t er. T h e exh ib it pu l l s t o g et h er o v er 6 0 long rifles, some never before seen by the public. F in a l l y , l est y o V il l a g e & F a rm pa st , t ry o u t t h c a n “ D ia l a n d c el l ph o n e a s y w a s n o t presen
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• Cornwall Iron Furnace • A d m it t ed l y , a n iro n f u rn a c e m a y n o t b e h ig h y o u r l ist o f t h in g s t o see in A m ish C o u n t ry . l et m e en c o u ra g e y o u t o m a k e a v isit h ere. j u st a f ew m in u t es a w a y f ro m t h e P en n sy l v a R en a issa n c e F a ire, y et o f t en o v erl o o k ed .
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C o rn w a l l I ro n F u rn a c e is pa rt o f a N a t io n a l H ist o ric L a n d m a rk D ist ric t a n d R o b ert V o g el o f t h e S m it h so n ia n I n st it u t io n d esc rib ed it t h u s… “ W it h t h e exc ept io n o f a m ere h a n d f u l o f sim il a r preserv a t io n s in S w ed en a n d G erm a n y , I d o u b t t h a t a n y w h ere el se in t h e w o rl d is t h ere a 19 t h c en t u ry iro n f u rn a c e c o m pl ex w it h t h e d eg ree o f h ist o ric a l in t eg rit y t o b e f o u n d a t C o rn w a l l . ” C o rn w a l l F u rn a c e is in d eed a u n iq u e su rv iv o r o f t h e ea rl y A m eric a n iro n in d u st ry . O rig in a l l y b u il t b y P et er G ru b b in 17 4 2, t h e f u rn a c e u n d erw en t ext en siv e ren o v a t io n s in 18 5 6 - 5 7 u n d er it s su b seq u en t o w n ers, t h e C o l em a n f a m il y , a n d finally closed in 1883. It is this mid-19th century iro n m a k in g c o m pl ex w h ic h su rv iv es t o d a y .
B ec a u se o f t h e im po rt a n c e o f t h e f u rn a c e, a ro u n d it d ev el o ped v il l a g es, a rt isa n s’ sh o ps, st o res, sc h o o l s, c h u rc h es, a n d t h e h o m e o f a w ea l t h y iro n m a st er. A l l o f t h e ra w m a t eria l s n ec essa ry f o r t h e sm el t in g pro c ess — iro n o re, l im est o n e a n d w o o d f o r c h a rc o a l — w ere f o u n d in t h is sel f c o n t a in ed iro n pl a n t a t io n . C o rn w a l l I ro n F u rn a c e, t h e o n l y su rv iv in g in t a c t c h a rc o a l c o l d b l a st f u rn a c e in t h e W est ern H em isph ere, a t t est s t o t h e o n c e g rea t iro n in d u st ry that flourished in south central Pennsylvania. T h e b u il d in g s in t h em sel v es a re u n iq u e a n d b ea u t if u l t o l o o k a t , b u il t in a G o t h ic R ev iv a l a rc h it ec t u ra l st y l e. T h e el eg a n t f a ç a d e a n d d esig n d et a il s o f t h e f u rn a c e b u il d in g it sel f a re a t est im o n y t o t h e su c c ess and refined taste of its owners. Charcoal, iron ore, a n d l im est o n e w ere in t ro d u c ed in t o t h e f u rn a c e in t h e c h a rg in g a rea o n t h e u pper l ev el . T h e b l a st eq u ipm en t , w h ic h su ppl ied a ir t o t h e f u rn a c e, is l o c a t ed o n t h e n ext l o w er l ev el . T h is is b el iev ed t o b e t h e so l e su rv iv in g exa m pl e o f t h is t y pe o f m a c h in ery . The casting room is where molten iron flowed out of t h e f u rn a c e a n d c a st in t o pig iro n o r c a st iro n pro d u c t s. S o m e o f t h e o t h er b u il d in g s o n t h is “ iro n pl a n t a t io n ” in c l u d e t h e R o a st in g O v en , B l a c k sm it h S h o p, W a g o n S h o p, S t a b l e, M a n a g er’ s H o u se, Paymaster’s Office, Ironmaster’s Mansion, and t h e q u a in t “ A b a t t o ir” t h a t serv ed a s sm o k eh o u se a n d b u t c h er sh o p f o r t h e C o rn w a l l est a t e. C o m pa n y h o u sin g w a s m a d e a v a il a b l e t o m in ers a n d f u rn a c e w o rk ers. N ea rb y M in ersv il l a g e w a s st a rt ed in 18 6 5 a n d h a s a c t u a l l y b een o c c u pied c o n t in u o u sl y . T o d a y t h e h o u ses a re priv a t e resid en c es, a n d m a y b e seen a l o n g B o y d S t reet . Y o u c a n a l so o b serv e t h e o pen pit m in e f ro m h ere. C o rn w a l l O re B a n k s w a s o n e o f t h e w o rl d ’ s g rea t est iro n o re d epo sit s. M o re t h a n 10 0 m il l io n t o n s w ere ext ra c t ed b et w een 17 30 and 1973. The depth of the open pit reached five h u n d red f eet b el o w t h e su rf a c e. • Exploring Our Heritage • A s y o u c a n see, I rea l l y h a t e t o c a l l t h ese pl a c es m u seu m s, f o r t h a t c o n j u res u p im a g es o f b o x- l ik e rooms filled glass display cases and lots to read. O u r f o u r S t a t e M u seu m s h ere in A m ish C o u n t ry a re im m ersiv e pl a c es, w h ere y o u c a n w a l k d o w n t h e st reet s o f a v il l a g e, h ea r h y m n s su n g a s t h ey w ere c en t u ries a g o , see h o w iro n w a s f o rg ed , a n d c l im b a b o a rd a m a ssiv e l o c o m o t iv e. T o m e, h ist o ry is a b o u t peo pl e a n d st o ries f ro m o u r pa st . Ea c h o f t h ese m u seu m s in v it es y o u t o c o n j u re u p v isio n s o f
peo pl e a n d pl a c es l o n g a g o l ik e v ery f ew t h a t I h a v e v isit ed . T h ese m u seu m s h a v e a spec ia l a d m issio n o f f er a v a il a b l e exc l u siv el y t h ro u g h A m ish C o u n t ry N ew s t o m a k e it ev en m o re a f f o rd a b l e t o u n l o c k t h eir d o o rs o f w o n d er a n d d isc o v ery . U se y o u r k ey m o re t h a n o n c e. Y o u w il l a d d m em o ra b l e l a y ers t o y o u r st a y w it h u s in A m ish C o u n t ry .
Cornwall Iron Furnace
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Ephrata Cloister • Landis Valley Farm & Museum T h e R a il ro a d M u seu m o f P en n sy l v a n ia C o rn w a l l I ro n F u rn a c e L im it 4 a d m issio n s. N o t v a l id f o r spec ia l pro g ra m s o r ev en t s. N o t t o b e u sed in c o n j u n c t io n w it h a n y o t h er o f f er. Expires J u n e 30 , 20 12