Bruceton
Inscription
John Judy and James Clark settled in this vicinity, 1769. First known as Milford for Morton's Mill, built in 1792. The Greenville Iron Furnace, built about 1815 by Walter Carlile, and the Valley Iron Furnace were not far away.
Location
AddressBruceton Mills, WV 26, 0.3 miles north of Exit 23 (Bruceton Mills) of I-68 & 13.3 miles south of US 40 in Pennsylvania
CityBruceton Mills
CountyPreston
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.436140, -79.662250
Sources
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