Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnaces

Brady's Bend Iron Company Furnaces (also known as Brady's Bend Works) is a set of historic blast furnaces and rolling mill located in Brady's Bend Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The furnaces are constructed of stone, with the first blown into production in 1840. A second furnace was added in 1845. They were hot blast furnaces powered by a 250-horsepower steam engine. The rolling mill was also powered by a 250-horsepower steam engine and went into production in January 1842. The furnaces and mill were established by the Great Western Iron Works in August 1839, and is considered by some the "Pittsburgh of the Middle 1800s" and "Cradle of the Iron and Steel Industry in America." It was known as the Brady's Bend Iron Company after 1844. The company was credited with manufacturing the first T-rails west of the Allegheny Mountains. The works closed in 1873.[3]

Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnaces
LocationPA 68, Brady's Bend, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°59′55″N 79°37′34″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1839
Built byGreat Western Iron Works
NRHP reference No.80003407[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1980
Designated PHMCNovember 28, 1946[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert H. Peters (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnaces" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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