Peter Tarr Furnace
WV 2 N of Weirton to ( Co Rd 9)
& West end of Kings Creek RD ( Co RD )
Donated by:
New Cumberland Women's Club
West Virginia Divison of Archives and History 2002
Two miles east is the site of first blast furnace west of the Alleghenies. Built in 1794, it was the forerunner of the steel indursty which florushed in this area. Here Peter Tarr cast cannon balls used by Parry on lake Erie.
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