Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania
Martha Furnace is an unincorporated community in Centre County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] A variant name is "Martha".[1]
History
Martha was founded about 1830, and named after Martha Curtin, the daughter of the proprietor of a local blast furnace.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martha Furnace
- Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
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