[4] The furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1977 for its significance in industry during the 19th century.

[3][5] Early products included fireplace firebacks embossed with the royal coat-of-arms of Great Britain during the reign of King George II.

During this time, iron furnaces were changing to the use of coal as fuel (instead of wood and charcoal), and the brothers invested in railroads.

Access to the anthracite coal from Pennsylvania and via the nearby Morris Canal enabled the Furnace to run.

In 1863, the furnace property and Shippen Manor were sold to the Oxford Iron Company, two years following the death of George Scranton.

In 1871, Selden and Charles Scranton and Eugene Henry built the new furnace (Oxford Number 2), but it was not as successful.

This rail line hauled about 60,000 tons of anthracite a year and delivered it to the Oxford Furnace.

The company was reorganized by Empire Steel & Iron Co., which sold and moved the rolling mills, and rebuilt Furnace #2, which ran until 1921.

By 1884, he was in financial ruin and the Board of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Warren Railroad voted to "pay him a 'gratuity' of $62.50 a month.