Cornwall Iron Furnace, PA
- Address: 94 Rexmont Rd
- Vicinity: Boyd St
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1742/00/00 | Peter Grubb | Architect | Peter Grubb establishes the Cornwall Furnace in Cornwall, Pennsylvania. | |||
1745/00/00 | Peter Grubb | Owner | Peter Grubb leases the ironworks to a consortium, Cury and Company, for 25 years and returns to Wilmington, Delaware. | |||
1754/06/00 | Col Peter Grubb | Owner | Peter Grubb inherits a one-third ownership of the Cornwall Iron Furnace through his father. | |||
1754/06/00 | Col Curtis Grubb | Owner | Curtis Grubb inherits a two-thirds interest the Cornwall Ironworks from his father. | |||
1765/00/00 | Col Curtis Grubb | Work | Curtis Grubb assumes operating the Cornwall Furnace, producing pig iron. | |||
1773/00/00 | Col Curtis Grubb | Home | Curtis Grubb builds al 19 rooms mansion at Cornwall Iron Furnace. | |||
1781/00/00 | Jehu Grubb | Born | Housekeeper and cousin, Hannah Bellarby Grubb, gives birth to Curtis Grubb's son, Jehu Grubb, in Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. | |||
1784/00/00 | Col Curtis Grubb | Life | Concerned about his inheritance, Curtis' oldest son, Peter III, confronts his father and demands a share. Curtis legally subdivides his assets and gives Peter an interest in the ironworks. | |||
1784/00/00 | Peter Few Grubb III | Life | Concerned about his inheritance, Curtis' oldest son, Peter III, confronts his father and demands a share. Curtis legally subdivides his assets and gives Peter an interest in the ironworks. | |||
1798/00/00 | Robert Coleman (industrialist) | Owner | Robert Coleman acquires Cornwall Iron Furnace in Pennsylvania. |
Particulars for Cornwall Iron Furnace, PA: | |
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Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Industry |
Historic Use | Institutional housing |
Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Owner | State |
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