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Colerain Forge House

Colerain Forge House — Colerain Forge HouseHistoric American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress. A work of the United States Government; no known copyright restrictions. Via Wikimedia Commons. Colerain Forge House, State Route 45 vicinity (Franklin Township), Franklinville, Huntingdon County, PA HABS PA,31-FRNK.V,1- (sheet 1 of 7).png

The Colerain Forge House stands off State Route 45 in Franklin township, and was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Federal survey photography carries no copyright, which is why so much of the oldest building record on this site comes from it.

Checked against the record. Placed by the photograph's own coordinates against the Census geocoder, which returns Huntingdon / Franklin.

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Wikimedia Commons: Colerain Forge House, State Route 45 vicinity (Franklin Township), Franklinville, Huntingdon Co, Public domain

Checked 2026-09-01 · Wikimedia Commons

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Photographs from Franklin township

Pennsylvania Furnace, Ironmaster's Mansion, West of State Route 45, South of Centre County line, Pennsylvania Furnace

Pennsylvania Furnace, Ironmaster's Mansion, West of State Route 45, South of Centre County line, Pennsylvania FurnaceLibrary of Congress · pa2907

Huntingdon Furnace, Grist Mill, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, Franklinville

Huntingdon Furnace, Grist Mill, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, FranklinvilleLibrary of Congress · pa2730

Huntingdon Furnace, Ironmaster's Mansion, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, Franklinville

Huntingdon Furnace, Ironmaster's Mansion, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, FranklinvilleLibrary of Congress · pa2731

Pennsylvania Furnace, West of State Route 45, South of Centre County line, Pennsylvania Furnace

Pennsylvania Furnace, West of State Route 45, South of Centre County line, Pennsylvania FurnaceLibrary of Congress · pa2906

The ironmaster’s mansion at Colerain Forges, photographed for the National Park Service survey of the county’s industrial sites.

The ironmaster’s mansion at Colerain Forges, photographed for the National Park Service survey of the county’s industrial sites.Nancy S. Shedd et al., Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites ( , National Park Service, 1991), photograph 6 · shd006

Huntingdon Furnace, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, Franklinville

Huntingdon Furnace, 2 miles northwest of Colerain Mansion, FranklinvilleLibrary of Congress · pa2729

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