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 Irondale Furnace Ruins (1863-1873) - Mountain Brook, AL
N 33° 30.413 W 086° 43.597
16S E 525391 N 3707515
Irondale Furnace Ruins (1863-1873) Historical Marker, Mountain Brook, AL
Waymark Code: WMCZBA
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2011
Views: 6
Historical marker denoting an iron furnace locted near here in 1863. The marker is located on Stone River Road. It was placed by the Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society.
Marker Name: Irondale Furnace Ruins
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
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. Facility encompassed 2,146 acres and included an ore mine, quarry, tramway, foundry blacksmith shops, stables and employee housing. Destroyed March 29, 1865 by the Fourth Iowa Veteran Volunteers, it was rebuilt in 1866 and operated until 1873. First iron furnace in Alabama to go back into operation after the Civil War. Located ¼ mile southwest of here. Renovated 2006.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1993, replaced 2007
Marker Number: None
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