08/18/2026
Warwick Furnace and the 🇺🇸 Revolution A Festival of Living History - Come for a day of celebration at one of Chester County’s remarkable preserved historic landscapes.
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📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 Warwick Furnace & The Thomas P. Bentley Preserve
Free & Open to the Public
🅿️ PARKING
Parking will be in the fields near 700 Warwick Furnace Road. Parking access at the intersection of Dampman Road and Warwick Furnace Road.
🚫 Road Closures
Valley Way Road will be closed and Warwick Furnace Road will be closed to through traffic from the intersection of Dampman Road to the intersection of County Park Road.
On September 19, Warwick Township will commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with a day-long celebration at Warwick Furnace, one of Pennsylvania’s significant Revolutionary-era industrial sites. Established in 1737 by Anna Nutt & Co., Warwick Furnace was among the earliest ironworks in colonial Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution, the furnace supplied cannon, ammunition, and other iron goods essential to the patriot cause.
Lectures by Dan Graham, Craig Williams and Ray Bentley schedule coming soon
Featuring
Archaeological Dig with Soc for Pa Archaeology, Chapter 21
Cannon Firing at 10 am, Noon, 2 pm and 4 pm
Encampment w/ 1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Historic Interpreters: Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Ben Franklin with his invention table
East Goshen Long Rifles Installation
Sam Leamer
Music Midnight On The Water
Dance Hearthsong Folk Arts
Haywagon Ride down to Hockley Mill
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Pottsgrove Manor & georgetaylorhouse
Historic Sugartown
Chester County History Center
Colonial PA Farmstead
National Iron & Steel Museum
Blacksmith
Powder Horns and Knives
Paper Marbling Robin Ashby
Tintype Portraits VanityTintype
Warwick Furnace Farm LLC
18th Century Restoration Inc
Country Lane Flowers of Chester Springs
Sophy DiPinto
Taylor Parra & The Local Wild Honey
Sarah Bourne Rafferty
Glasslight Studio
🍴Food Trucks:
Epicurean Garage
Pop Pop's