Decay had closed the 181-year-old mansion's once-majestic front hall. The only way inside was a back door off wooden stairs that were split and rotting. Exploring the historic halls and upper rooms of ...

Secluded behind trees on a hillside overlooking iron furnace ruins, Mount Pleasant is, in many ways, secluded from the 21st century, too. Ornate cast iron embellishes a long, deep front porch; back ...

The history of the Ironmaster’s Mansion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Gardners traces back to an industrious era in Cumberland County. Peter Ege built the mansion in 1829 for his wife, Jane. It ...

Fifth- and sixth-graders from St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Harrisburg recently stayed a couple nights at the Ironmaster's Mansion in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Cumberland County for their ...

Have you ever driven past the same building day after day and wondered what it looks like inside? Have you ever only seen a space from the street and wondered what lies within? Maybe the location is ...

Getting into the holiday spirit can also include a bit of history. An event at Historic Poole Forge in Narvon captured this. The site’s three-day Christmas at the Ironmaster’s event continued Saturday ...

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At the top of Castle Hill inside St Edmund’s churchyard in Dudley lie the remains of Abraham Parker ‘Ironmaster’ who departed this life on the 6th of March 1830. His job title is synonymous with some ...

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A SIX-FIGURE refurbishment has a Fareham pub focusing on sports broadcasts and live music as it reopens, with a range of activities planned when as restrictions ease next month. Did you know with a ...