Oxmoor Iron Furnaces
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HotRod205
N 33° 25.805 W 086° 50.906
16S E 514089 N 3698977
Location of the first blast furnace in Jefferson County.
Waymark Code: WM7BPV
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2009
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1863-1928, First blast furnace in Jefferson County erected near this site (1863) by Red Mountain Coal & Iron Co. Destroyed (1865) by Federal troops; rebuilt (1873) and second furnace added. Successful experimental run made in Furnace No. 2 (1876) using local coke and Red Mountain iron ore; this assured future growth of coal and iron industry in Birmingham area. Owned by a succession of companies, the furnaces were acquired by U.S. Steel Corp. (1907) and later dismantled (1928).
Marker Name: Oxmoor Iron Furnaces
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Located on Shannon-Oxmoor Road in the Oxmoor area of western Homewood.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1989
Marker Number: Not listed
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