Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park | |
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Location | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States |
Coordinates | 33°15′00″N 87°04′04″W / 33.25000°N 87.06778°W[1] |
Area | 1,500 acres (610 ha)[2] |
Elevation | 427 ft (130 m)[1] |
Established | 1969 (opened 1971)[3] |
Administered by | Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission |
Designation | Alabama state park |
Website | Official website |
Tannehill Furnace | |
Location | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States |
Area | 66 acres (27 ha) |
Built | 1859-62 |
Built by | Hillman, Daniel |
NRHP reference No. | 72000182 |
Added to NRHP | July 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]
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