Melted iron pouring into a mold from a metal bucket.
Iron poured into sand molds to make stove plates. NPS/ A.Rich

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

National Historic Site · Pennsylvania · National Park Service

Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American landscape of industrial operations from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other iron plantations laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant for the time. The park's 848 acres and historic structures illustrate the business, technology and lifestyle of our growing nation.

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Phone
6105828773
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

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What's here

Highlights: Architecture and Building · African American Heritage · American Revolution · Archeology · Arts · Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · Commerce · Enslavement · Farming and Agriculture · Incarceration · Jails and Prisons · Industry · Factories · Mills · Mining · Logging and Timber Cutting · Immigration · Laborer and Worker · Medicine · Military · Artillery · Monuments and Memorials · Native American Heritage · Reconstruction · Religion and Spirituality · Churches · Schools and Education · Social Movements · Conservation Movement · Voting Rights and Suffrage · Transportation · Canals · Roads, Routes and Highways · Trains and Railroads · Wars and Conflicts · American Revolutionary War · Women's History · Animals · Birds · Climate Change · Fire · Forests and Woodlands · Geology · Mineral Deposits · Grasslands · Meadows · Night Sky · Rock Landscapes and Features · Volcanoes · Watersheds · Headwaters · Wilderness

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Craft Demonstrations · Cultural Demonstrations · Astronomy · Stargazing · Biking · Compass and GPS · Geocaching · Food · Picnicking · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hands-On · Volunteer Vacation · Hiking · Horse Trekking · Horseback Riding · Hunting and Gathering · Gathering and Foraging · Living History · Junior Ranger Program · Skiing · Cross-Country Skiing · Wildlife Watching · Birdwatching · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store · Gift Shop and Souvenirs

Photos

  • Side view of Hopewell Stove in front of wagon running gear.
    NPS Photo
  • a large dirt pile with smoke coming out of the top. A park ranger scopes more dirt with a shovel.
    NPS / G. Bullough
  • buildings varying in size on either side of a gravel path.
    NPS Image

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12