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Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania

Martha Furnace is an unincorporated community in Centre County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] A variant name is "Martha".[1]

History

Martha was founded about 1830, and named after Martha Curtin, the daughter of the proprietor of a local blast furnace.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martha Furnace
  2. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.

40°50′05″N 78°00′26″W / 40.83472°N 78.00722°W / 40.83472; -78.00722


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Furnace,_Pennsylvania