Fourteen Years in the Making

By Mark Yorgey
Published on June 1, 2007
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Above: A closeup of the Weimer engine nameplate.
Above: A closeup of the Weimer engine nameplate.
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Right: John (left) and George Fleming with the 1/8-scale working model P.L. Weimer blower engine. (Photos courtesy of Hay Creek Valley Historical Assn.)
Right: John (left) and George Fleming with the 1/8-scale working model P.L. Weimer blower engine. (Photos courtesy of Hay Creek Valley Historical Assn.)
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The 1/8-scale model Weimer engine outside the blower house.
The 1/8-scale model Weimer engine outside the blower house.

In 1991, brothers John and George Fleming were
following with great interest the archaeological excavations at
Joanna Furnace, near Morgantown, Pa. This cold blast furnace was in
operation from 1791 to 1898, and after many years of abandonment
the Hay Creek Valley Historical Assn. became the new owners of this
historical treasure during the 1970s.

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