Hopewell Furnace hosts Civilian Conservation Corps encampment
Reenactors will offer programs and demonstrations throughout the day that highlight the role they played in restoring Hopewell Furnace
Hopewell Furnace invites the community to join in commemorating the conclusion of National Park Week with a Civilian Conservation Corps encampment on site Saturday and Sunday April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. All programming is open and free to the public.
Reenactors in Civilian Conservation Corps attire will offer programs and demonstrations throughout the day that highlight the role they played in restoring Hopewell Furnace as well as the organization’s impact on the entire country during the Great Depression.
Activities will include mock Civilian Conservation Corps enlistment procedures, woodcutting and branding demonstrations, Park Ranger lead programming, and activities related to National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday.
Hopewell Furnace was established as a National Historic Site on August 3, 1938 and preserves the late 18th and early 19th century setting of an iron-making community, including the charcoal-fueled furnace, and its natural and cultural
resources. This community illustrates the essential role of industrialization in the growth of the early United States. The furnace was established in 1771 by Ironmaster Mark Bird and operated as a furnace for the next 112 years.
The park’s facilities are currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hopewell Furnace is located at 2 Mark Bird
Lane, Elverson, about five miles south of Birdsboro, off Route 345. Admission to the park is free. For more information, call 610-582-8773 or visit www. nps.gov/hofu.