Furnace Hill

Center of Industry for new town of Sheffield. Five blast furnaces with 75 ft stacks build 1886~1895 1/2 mile west. Promoted by E. W. Cole and E. Ensley. Iron ore and limestone from Franklin Co., coke from Walker Co. and ...

Tannehill Furnace And Foundry

(1829-1865)

2 ½ miles East - the beginning of 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 Trails, Swimming and Fishing Early American Restorations.

Marker is ...

Tannehill Furnaces

Tannehill Furnaces began as a

small forge in 1830. During the

War Between the States (1861-1865)

these furnaces were a major

supplier of iron and munitions

for the Confederacy. When

partially destroyed by Union

troops on March 31, 1865, they

were producing more than

20 tons of pig iron ...