Quarry Site -- Tannehill Ironworks State Park, McCalla AL - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This sign of history created by the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission explains and interprets an quarry that supplied iron ore to the Tannehill forges, but self-consciously omits that the stone cutters were, in fact, slaves. The sign reads as follows:

"QUARRY SITE
1830-1863

From this point back to the high ridge extending more than a half mile to the southwest, stone cutters in the 1800s quarried huge blocks of sandstone, some weighing 800 pounds each, for the Roupes Valley Ironworks.

Drill holes can still be seen in many of the remaining building stones, attesting to the heavy labor of the stone cutters."

Group that erected the marker: Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Tannehill Ironworks State Park McCalla, URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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