 The heirs of Daniel Weyland estate owned the property from 1880 to 1975, when the furnace property and 350 acres surrounding it were obtained by the Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County, who are attempting preservation and minor archaeological work in the area.The Shade Furnace Archaeological District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.As of the census of 2000, there were 2,886. people, 1,171 households, and 832 families residing in the township.