Irondale Furnace Ruins, Mountain Brook, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member clevortrevor
N 33° 30.315 W 086° 43.806
16S E 525068 N 3707333
This blast furnace was built in 1863 by Wallace S. McElwain under contract to the Confederate Government to supply pig iron to the arsenal in Selma, AL
Waymark Code: WMAZN
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member chstress53
Views: 101

The facility covered 2146 acres and included a ore mine, quarry, tramway, foundry, blacksmith's shops, stables and employees housing. The site is current under rennovation.
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