Cloverdale Furnace
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Markerman62
N 37° 22.303 W 079° 54.355
17S E 596872 N 4136670
Iron ore furnace from the 1790s to 1864 was near here.
Waymark Code: WM14RB1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2021
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Robert Harvey established an agricultural and industrial complex here about 1790 that processed iron ore. The operation, known as Cloverdale Furnace, expanded in the 19th century under the ownership of John Tayloe III. About 150 enslaved African Americans worked here, many in highly skilled positions. A second Cloverdale Furnace, built eight miles northeast of here in the 1840s, was also largely operated by enslaved workers. The furnace supplied high-quality gun metal to the Tredegar ironworks in Richmond during the 1840s and 1850s, but production lagged during the Civil War. Union Brig. Gen. William W. Averell's cavalry burned Cloverdale in June 1864.
Department of Historic Resources, 2017
This is a replacement marker with more info than an older one that used to stand in this area.
Marker Number: AK-82
Marker Title: Cloverdale Furnace
Marker Location: On US 11 near Updike Lane, Cloverdale
County or Independent City: Botetourt
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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