Tannehilll Furnace and Foundry - Bucksville, AL
N 33° 16.735 W 087° 05.602
16S E 491305 N 3682212
Tannehilll Furnace and Foundry, one of the early iron furnaces in the Birmingham area, is now the home of Tannehill State Park.
Waymark Code: WMGHRV
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2013
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The Tannehilll Furnace and Foundry is a metal Tannehilll Furnace and Foundry marker. It is located on AL Hwy 216 just south of I-20/59 Exit 100. The marker was placed by the Alabama Society, United Daughters of American Colonists.
Marker Name: Tannehilll Furnace and Foundry
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
Tannehill Furnace and Foundry
(1829 – 1865)
2 ½ miles East – the beginning of the Steel Industry in this area. Iron Ore, reduced by charcoal, hauled by oxcart, was made into plows, pots, cannon and munitions.
State Park – Camping, Nature Trials, Swimming and Fishing. Early American Restorations.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1972
Marker Number: None
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