The Peter Tarr Iron Furnace near Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County, in the Northern Panhandle Region, was the first iron furnace operating west of the Alleghenies.
The Peter Tarr Iron Furnace near Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County, in the Northern Panhandle Region, was the first iron furnace operating west of the Alleghenies.
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