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Tours and Events

Rivertownes PA USA will be offering a guided walking tour of the furnace ruins in November. 

  • Musselman-Vesta Iron Furnace Center
    The Musselman-Vesta Iron Furnace Center is the only intact furnace building remaining in the Chickies Historic District Furnace Complex. The four room (two up and two down) Musselman-Vesta building is now used as an educational center managed by Rivertownes PA USA.  The stories of the anthracite furnaces, the Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad, and the operation of the “hot blast” furnaces are showcased on site. Tour at Noon will take visitors to a walk through the ruins from the Vesta Furnace operations including foundations of oil house, chimneys, and blacksmith shop. No Reservation Required. Donations are appreciated.

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Cultivating the art, heritage, and recreation of the river towns of Columbia, Marietta, Wrightsville and surrounding areas

Musselman-Vesta Iron Furnace Center

26 Furnace Road

Marietta, PA 

Open Seasonally on Sundays 1 PM - 3 PM

Rivertownes Meetings: First Wednesday, 6:30 PM

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