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Hay Creek Festival at Historic Joanna Furnace

September 6 - September 8, 2024

Hay Creek Festival - Historic Joanna Furnace - Elizabethtown, Pa

Step back in time 200 years and experience the rural history of the Hay Creek Valley & the Joanna Furnace Iron Works at the 48th annual Hay Creek Festival. Held the weekend after Labor Day on September 6 – 8, 2024, families will enjoy this one-of-a-kind living history experience on the 26-acre Joanna Furnace ironmaking plantation. The event takes place from 10 am to 5 pm daily.

Visitors will see…

  • Demonstrating early American craftsmen and tradesmen.
  • Civil War Encampment by the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment & Thompson’s Independent Battery C.
  • Open fire cooking, beehive baking & old time food preservation presentations.
  • Antique engines, tractors & cars, PLUS sawmill, threshing & shingle mill demonstrations.
  • Hands-on activities for children including completing our Day at Joanna chores list. An archaeology adventure activity is also available.
  • Homemade foods including Mabel’s kettle-cooked soups (Chicken Corn Noodle, Ham & Bean, Vegetable Beef), Chicken Pot Pie, Sausage & Turkey Sandwiches, Corn Pie, Stuffed Peppers, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, French Fries, Baked Goods, Funnel Cakes, Freshly Pressed Apple Cider from the Cider Mill and MORE!
  • Ongoing tours of the Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works which includes metal casting and blacksmithing demonstrations. The Charcoal Barn & Museum features a display of the iron products made at Joanna Furnace.
  • Shop in our Creekside Craft Market and purchase handmade wood items & furniture, jewelry, pottery, herbs, home décor items, antiques and so much more.
  • Early American, Folk and County Music throughout the day including the Hay Creek Gold Band and The Evans Sisters who will perform a tribute show to Patsy Cline & Friends. Ventriloquist Marian Gehman also returns on Friday of the festival.

 

Historic Joanna Furnace is located 3 miles N. of Morgantown on Rt. 10. (Follow signs to parking area.)
Free Parking
No Pets allowed
Preserving the history of the Hay Creek Valley, HCVHA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Details

Start:
September 6
End:
September 8
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Venue

Historic Joanna Furnace
36 Furnace Hill Rd
Elizabethtown, 19523 United States
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