Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs started as a settlement in the 1700's at a place in modern South Middleton township where approximately 30 natural springs bubbled up. There were iron ore deposits in this area around South Mountain, and by the 1750's the settlers had dammed the springs into a small lake to be used in the production of iron. By 1760 the Carlisle Iron Works had installed a large furnace for iron production. The ironmaster, Michael Ege, built a 16 room mansion on the hill overlooking the lake around 1780.