Industry

Welcome to the Centre County Historical Society museum store. CCHS has published several books that help preserve Centre County's heritage. We also carry dozens of other books, maps, prints, and gift items. Everything in the museum store is available for sale at the Centre Furnace Mansion or by mail using the order form in our publications catalog. To receive a 10% discount on all CCHS publications become a member.
Please call (814) 234-4779 or email info@centrecountyhistory.org for questions about our publications.


A Picture Journey Along the PA Main-Line Canal
Philip S. Hoffman, 1993

Graphically illustrates a trip back in time, when travelers made their way across Pennsylvania by boat. (The American Canal and Transportation Center)
Pages: 79
Size: 11 x 8 1/2
Extras: color illustrations
Paperback Price: $15.00

Fast As the Wind: A Story of Curtin Village in the 1860's
Mary Frances Ward, 1978

The fictional story of a family in Curtin Village, in the Allegheny Mountains of central Pennsylvania in 1868, published by the Roland Curtin Foundation for the Preservation of Eagle Furnace.
Pages: 42
Size: 6 x 9
Extras: illustrations
Paperback Price: $5.00

Making Iron on the Bald Eagle
Gerald Eggert, 1999

This illustrated book details the 125-year rise and fall of the Roland Curtin family and their ironworks at the furnace complex now known as Curtin Village. This fascinating and detailed study of the last ironworks in Centre County is a joint publication of the Centre County Historical Society and the Penn State Press.
Pages: 189
Size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4
Extras: illustrations
Hardcover Price: $15.00     * Hardcover Member Price: $13.50

The Blacksmith: Artisan Within the Early Community
W. Cerfin,

"An Exhibition of His Work at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, 1972-1973." The official exhibition catalog, with over 100 photographs. (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)
Pages: 64
Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Extras: illustrations
Paperback Price: $5.95

The Centre Furnace Story, A Return to Our Roots
S.K. Stevens and Philip S. Klein, 1985

Centre Furnace: The birthplace of the county's iron industry and Penn State. The men and women who settled Centre Furnace Village in 1791 could never have imagined the long-term consequences of their work. This is their story. The book began as Dr. Stevens' thesis in 1922, and was expanded by historian Philip Klein in 1985 with information that was uncovered during the restoration of the Centre Furnace Mansion in the early 1980s. (CCHS)
Pages: 68
Size: 8 3/4 x 11 1/4
Extras: illustrations, index
Hardcover Price: $15.00     * Hardcover Member Price: $13.50 Paperback Price: $10.00     * Paperback Member Price: $9.00

The Iron Industry in Pennsylvania
Gerald Eggert, 1994

Not only was Centre County built on the iron industry but so were the economies of much of early Pennsylvania. This small book is a useful and interesting overview of the history and technology of this vital industry, and includes ". . . a Listing of National, State, and Private Sites Related to the Pennsylvania Iron Industry and Open to the Public." No. 25 in the PHA's Pennsylvania History Series. (Pennsylvania Historical Association).
Pages: 98
Size: 6 x 9
Extras: illustrations
Paperback Price: $7.95

The Story of Scotia
Harry Williams. Edited by Betty Johnson, 1992

Harry Williams, a former Scotia resident, chronicles his long gone village, once a bustling mining community founded by Andrew Carnegie. Carefully edited by Betty Johnson, the book includes a fine selection of photographs and a fold-out map.
Pages: 113
Size: 8 3/4 x 11 1/4
Extras: illustrations
Hardcover Price: $25.00     * Hardcover Member Price: $22.50

With Heart of Fire and Iron Nerve: Centre County's Railroads
Sara Phinney Kelley, 2000

This short booklet, from the Centre Furnace Mansion exhibit of the same name, gives an overview of the seven main common carrier railroads that existed in Centre County, their history, and some sense of their impact. Each railroad's history is accompanied by a listing of stations along that line, and in most cases, photographs of stations, rail lines, and trains. The history is supplemented by brief descriptions of hotels and tourist venues that sprang up to take advantage of the railroads. The centerpiece of the booklet is a color map showing the routes of those rail lines in 1910. (CCHS)
Pages: 20
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Extras: illustrations, map
Paperback Price: $5.00     * Paperback Member Price: $4.50