Tannehill Ironworks
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The Tannehill Ironworks is the central feature of Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park near the unincorporated town of McCalla in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.[1] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Tannehill Furnace, it was a major supplier of iron for Confederate ordnance.[2] Remains of the old furnaces are located 12 miles (19 km) south of Bessemer off Interstate 59/Interstate 20 near the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The 2,063-acre (835 ha) park includes: the John Wesley Hall Grist Mill; the May Plantation Cotton Gin House; and the Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama.[1]
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Tannehill Furnace | |
Location | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA |
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Coordinates | 33°14′52″N 87°4′4″W |
Area | 2,063 acres (835 ha) |
Built | 1859-62 |
Built by | Hillman, Daniel |
Website | Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park |
NRHP reference No. | 72000182 |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1972 |
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