ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ɐ fˈɔːɹɪst fˈaɪɚ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɔnðɪ ˈiːstɚn sˈaɪd ʌv hˈoʊpwɛl fˈɜːnɪs nˈæʃənəl hɪstˈɔːɹɪk sˈaɪt dˈuː tə fˈɔːlən tɹˈiː ˌɑːntʊ ɐ pˈaʊɚlˌaɪn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəli wˈɔːɹm ænd dɹˈaɪ spɹˈɪŋ.
On April 9, 2012, a forest fire started on the eastern side of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site due to fallen tree onto a powerline during an unusually warm and dry spring.