When cotton was king and Jackson was president, Daniel Hillman built a bloomery forge on Roupes Creek near the Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County line. As the birthplace of the Birmingham Iron and Steel District, the forge grew into an important battery of three blast furnaces capable of producing 22 tons of iron daily for Confederate munitions. The Tannehill Furnaces--the handiwork of Moses Stroup, one of the South's leading ironmasters--are among the best preserved 19th-century ironworks in America. Along with the Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama, the furnace ruins form the centerpiece of Tanne... Read More
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When cotton was king and Jackson was president, Daniel Hillman built a bloomery forge on Roupes Creek near the Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County line. As the birthplace of the Birmingham Iron and Steel District, the forge grew into an important battery of three blast furnaces capable of producing 22 tons of iron daily for Confederate munitions. The Tannehill Furnaces--the handiwork of Moses Stroup, one of the South's leading ironmasters--are among the best preserved 19th-century ironworks in America. Along with the Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama, the furnace ruins form the centerpiece of Tanne... Read More
When cotton was king and Jackson was president, Daniel Hillman built a bloomery forge on Roupes Creek near the Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County line. As the birthplace of the Birmingham Iron and Steel District, the forge grew into an important battery of three blast furnaces capable of producing 22 tons of iron daily for Confederate munitions. The Tannehill Furnaces--the handiwork of Moses Stroup, one of the South's leading ironmasters--are among the best preserved 19th-century ironworks in America. Along with the Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama, the furnace ruins form the centerpiece of Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, which attracts 400,000 visitors annually. It is Alabama's most visited Civil War site.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 6th June 2011
State: Alabama
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738582412
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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Title:History of the Tannehill Ironworks Told Through Photographs
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Date: 6/6/2011
Author Bio
Author James R. Bennett, former Alabama secretary of state, is one of Alabama's leading industrial historians and currently serves as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Labor. A former reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald, he has written or coauthored half a dozen books on the iron and steel industry, including Tannehill and the Growth of the Alabama Iron Industry and Historic Birmingham and Jefferson County, an Illustrated History. He also serves as chairman of the board of trustees at Jacksonville State University.
When cotton was king and Jackson was president, Daniel Hillman built a bloomery forge on Roupes Creek near the Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County line. As the birthplace of the Birmingham Iron and Steel District, the forge grew into an important battery of three blast furnaces capable of producing 22 tons of iron daily for Confederate munitions. The Tannehill Furnaces--the handiwork of Moses Stroup, one of the South's leading ironmasters--are among the best preserved 19th-century ironworks in America. Along with the Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama, the furnace ruins form the centerpiece of Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, which attracts 400,000 visitors annually. It is Alabama's most visited Civil War site.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 6th June 2011
State: Alabama
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738582412
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Title:History of the Tannehill Ironworks Told Through Photographs
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Date: 6/6/2011
Author James R. Bennett, former Alabama secretary of state, is one of Alabama's leading industrial historians and currently serves as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Labor. A former reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald, he has written or coauthored half a dozen books on the iron and steel industry, including Tannehill and the Growth of the Alabama Iron Industry and Historic Birmingham and Jefferson County, an Illustrated History. He also serves as chairman of the board of trustees at Jacksonville State University.