Guided Tours of 1830 Mansion and Iron Furnace
April 7, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Saturday, repeating until October 27, 2018
An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Sunday, repeating until October 28, 2018
Curtin VillageA atA Eagle Ironworks is one of Central Pennsylvania’s most unique and best preserved state-owned historical sites.A Curtin Village was part of a large iron plantation operated byA Roland Curtin and his family from 1810 to 1921. Today, the buildings and grounds areA preserved to giveA visitorsA historical insights into lifeA as it was in a company town in the 1800s.A The site includes:
– theA waterwheel-powered Pleasant Furnace and 19th century farm machines and tools;
– the intriguing Curtin Family Mansion, built in 1830;
– furnishings including period antiques, clocks, glassware, dolls, toys, and clothing;
– a display of locally-found arrowheads;
– PA Civil War Governor (1861-1867) Andrew Curtin’sA personal carriage;
– the workers’ village.
The historical site is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and managed by the Roland Curtin Foundation.
