History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . ell, cannon,and howitzers, etc. And it is stated on good au-thority that shot and shell for Gen. Anthony Waynesexpedition against the Indians were furnished byTurnbull, Marmie & Co. from their works on JacobsCreek. In December, 1797, certain viewers appointed by Rolls Office Patent Book No, 234 HISTORY OF FAYETTK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. the court reported on a road from Turnbulls Iron-Works by the Little Falls. In March, 1799, a re-port was made to the court by viewers as follows: Pur
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . ell, cannon,and howitzers, etc. And it is stated on good au-thority that shot and shell for Gen. Anthony Waynesexpedition against the Indians were furnished byTurnbull, Marmie & Co. from their works on JacobsCreek. In December, 1797, certain viewers appointed by Rolls Office Patent Book No, 234 HISTORY OF FAYETTK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. the court reported on a road from Turnbulls Iron-Works by the Little Falls. In March, 1799, a re-port was made to the court by viewers as follows: Pursuant to an order of the Quarter Sessions forSeptember, 1797, for Fayette County, we, the sub-scribers therein named, met and viewed the ground It will be noticed that the establishment was vari-ously designated as Jacobs Creek Furnace, Alli-ance Furnace, Alliance Iron-Works, TurnbullsIron-Works, and Col. Holkers Iron-Works. Thelast name was used when the works were carried onby Holker (as principal partner) with Marmie, after between Jacobs Creek furnace and the road leading the retirement of RUINS OF OLD ALLIANCE FURNACE. to Feterstown; and we do agree to return a public I The title to the real estate was in Turnbull, whoroad two perches wide, beginning at the county line, | on the 10th of February, 1797, conveyed to Johnon the bridge across Creek at Alliance Fur- j Holker, in consideration of £2000, all that mes-nace, etc. In September, 1799, there was presented suage, forge, furnace, and tract of land called Rox- to the court a petition for vacating a road from Col. bury, and also the other tracts designated asHolkers Iron-Works to near Laurel Hill meeting- j Frankford and Sprini:sbury. Sprini:sbury. The works werecarried on by Holker & Marmie until 1802, when IRON AND IRON-WORKS. their operations ceased, and the fires of the old fur-nace were finally extinguished. The Alliance Iron-Works with contiguous landswere offered for sale by Samuel Hughes in an
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