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|   Crenelated Concrete Water Tower- Marvel, Al
in Water Towers An unusual historical crenelated water tower that is no longer in use. posted by:  BamaNanu location: Alabama date approved: 07/10/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Belle Ellen - West Blocton, AL
in Alabama Historical Markers The mining town of Belle Ellen was named for Henry F. DeBardeleben's daughter, Belle, and wife, Ellen. DeBardeleben was a noted industrialist of the era. posted by:  hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 04/01/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW8.9 km |  Plymouth Locomotive - West Blocton, AL
in Locomotives 10-ton Plymouth industrial locomotive located at the Blocton Coke Ovens Park. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 04/23/2014 last visited: 07/15/2014 |
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| Piper - West Blocton, Alabama in Alabama Historical Markers Marker relating the founding of the town of Piper, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 12/05/2011 last visited: 01/03/2012 |
 view galleryS9 km | Coleanor in Alabama Historical Markers Marker giving some history of the Blocton-Cahaba Coal Company and the town of Coleanor. posted by: OHail location: Alabama date approved: 01/03/2012 last visited: 01/03/2012 |
 view gallerySW9.2 km |  Blocton Coke Ovens Park - West Blocton, AL
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Coke is one of the three ingredients needed to make iron in a blast furnace, the others being iron ore and limestone. Coal was top-loaded into the ovens, heated to 2,800 degrees to burn off impurities, leaving coke which is almost pure carbon. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 07/19/2016 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW9.2 km |  Blocton Coke Ovens - West Blocton, AL
in Ovens and Kilns The remains of the Blocton Coke Ovens are located in the Blocton Coke Ovens Park just east of West Blocton, AL. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 03/14/2014 last visited: 07/15/2014 |
 view gallerySW9.2 km | Blocton Coke Ovens/Blocton - West Blocton, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Construction began on the Blocton's bee-hive coke ovens in 1887. By 1892, 467 ovens were producing coke for furnaces at Oxmoor, Bessemer, Birmingham and Trussville. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 04/02/2014 last visited: 07/15/2014 |
 view gallerySW9.5 km | West Blocton, Alabama - West Blocton, AL in Alabama Historical Markers West Blocton, AL was incorporated in 1901. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 04/02/2014 last visited: 01/25/2015 |
 view gallerySW9.7 km |  Cahaba Lily Festival - West Blocton, AL
in Festivals Every year the Cahaba Lily Society celebrates the rare and lovely lily in West Blocton, AL. posted by: TKDenizen location: Alabama date approved: 05/29/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Hillman's Forge -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL
in Signs of History A sign of history in front of Hillman's Forge at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km |  Tannehill Ironworks -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Tannehill Ironworks near McCalla AL is a Civil War Discovery Trail Site posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km |  Tannehill Ironworks -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL
in Engineering Landmarks Tannehill Ironworks has been named a Metallurgical Engineering Landmark by the American Foundryman's Society of Birmingham AL and a historical engineering landmark by ASM International posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 09/01/2017 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km | Civil War Site 1861-1865 -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in Signs of History This sign of history stands near the flagpoles at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km | Tannehill Ironworks -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in Signs of History A sign of history at the site of the Tannehill Ironworks at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km | William & Owen Forge -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in Signs of History A sign of history at the site of the William & Owen Forge at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km | William & Owen Forge -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials A sign with some nearly-forgotten Civil War history stands at the site of the William & Owen Forge at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/31/2017 last visited: 07/27/2017 |
 view galleryN9.8 km | Iron Foundries & Makers Flagpoles -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Two small Military Order of the Stars and Bars monuments dedicate flagpoles to Iron Founderies, Furnaces, and Ironworkers (mostly slaves) at Tannehill Ironworks State Park posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/31/2017 last visited: 07/27/2017 |
 view galleryN10 km | Quarry Site -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in Signs of History A sign of history near the remnants of a quarry site at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN10 km | Stewart House -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in Signs of History A sign of history in front of the Stewart House at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
 view galleryN10 km |  Cos. D & I, 8th Iowa Cavalry & other Wilson's Raiders -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL
in Specific Veteran Memorials A surprising find at this Alabama State Park: a memorial to the Eighth Iowa Cavalry companies who attacked the Confederate Tannehill Ironworks in Croxton's (Wilson's) raid, and destroyed them posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/28/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN10 km | 8th Iowa Cavalry & 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Div., US Army -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials A surprising find at this Alabama State Park: a memorial to the Eighth Iowa Cavalry companies who attacked the Confederate Tannehill Ironworks in Croxton's (Wilson's) raid, and destroyed them posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/31/2017 last visited: 07/27/2017 |
 view galleryN10 km | Dunkin House -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL in Signs of History A sign of history in front of the Dunkin House at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
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|  Henry H. Gardner - Mount Carmel Cemetery - West Blocton, AL
in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments The Henry H. Gardner Woodmen of the World marker is located in Mount Carmel on Mount Carmel Drive. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 03/19/2014 last visited: never |
 view galleryN10.1 km |  Plank Road -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL
in Plank Roads A planked boardwalk in the permanent swap meet store area of Tannehill Ironworks State Park gives a taste of the plank road that would have served nearby forges posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/26/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
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