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Durham Mill and Furnace

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in 1976. See Benjamin F. Fackenthal, The Durham Iron Works: Durham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania read at a meeting of the Friends Historical Association of Philadelphia, 10 June 1922 (Holicong, PA: Buckingham Friends Meeting House, 1937).
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opened at the mill, the second oldest post office in the United States; the Durham Post Office was founded in 1723. The furnace was owned by
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cannons, ballshot, and other military equipment. One of its managers was Col.
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Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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located inside. Attached to it is a large, brick gambrel roofed
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in the mid 19th-century. The mill was owned by Congressman
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The furnace produced pig and bar iron and during the
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Durham Mill and Furnace is located in Pennsylvania
Durham Mill and Furnace is located in the United States
Durham Township, Pennsylvania.
40°34′34.9″N 75°13′25.6″W / 40.576361°N 75.223778°W / 40.576361; -75.223778
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grist mill
Durham Township
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
American Revolution
George Taylor
Declaration of Independence
overshot wheel
warehouse
post office
George P. Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker
Reuben Knecht Bachman
National Register of Historic Places
Durham Mill, side view
Durham Mill, main door.
Durham Boat.
Durham Boat, rear view.


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"

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