Tannehill Ironworks

Tannehill Ironworks
Historical State Park
John Wesley Hall Grist Mill
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park is located in Alabama
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
Location in Alabama
LocationTuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Coordinates33°15′00″N 87°04′04″W / 33.25000°N 87.06778°W / 33.25000; -87.06778[1]
Area1,500 acres (610 ha)[2]
Elevation427 ft (130 m)[1]
Established1969 (opened 1971)[3]
Administered byAlabama Historic Ironworks Commission
DesignationAlabama state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Tannehill Furnace
LocationTuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Area66 acres (27 ha)
Built1859-62
Built byHillman, Daniel
NRHP reference No.72000182
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1972

The Tannehill Ironworks is the central feature of Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park near the unincorporated town of McCalla in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.[2] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Tannehill Furnace, it was a major supplier of iron for Confederate ordnance.[3] Remains of the old furnaces are located 12 miles (19 km) south of Bessemer off Interstate 59/Interstate 20 near the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The 1,500-acre (610 ha) park includes: the John Wesley Hall Grist Mill; the May Plantation Cotton Gin House; and the Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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