Eagle Iron Works & Curtin Village

Roland Curtin's 1810 forge and 1818 cold-blast charcoal furnace on Bald Eagle Creek — one of the last charcoal furnaces to operate in the US (closed 1921). Restored furnace, 1830 mansion, worker's cabin. State-owned historic site.

Address: 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard, PA 16841, USA
Phone: (814) 355-1982
Good for: Museums & HistoryHistoric Sites
Elevation: 2,217 ft (676 m)
Updated: 9/2/2026

Getting there

parking · directions go herePark here — furnace, mansion and cabin are a short walkCurtin Village — visitor parking

Before / after

do afterDinner at Hublersburg Inn — 15 minHublersburg Innpairs withThen the lake — Bald Eagle State Park is 10 min northBald Eagle State Park

Context

historically connectedSame Juniata iron district — Julian's furnace was a sister operationJuliana Furnace Site (Julian's namesake)historically connectedHarmony Forge (1795) fed the same trade — you can sleep thereHarmony Forge Inn

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Fish · history

The iron furnaces of the Bald Eagle Valley

Julian is named for one. Curtin Village kept one burning until 1921. A driving loop through the Juniata iron district.

AJ Brau · Updated Sep 3, 2026