Bibb Furnace

The Bibb County Iron Company under the direction of C. C. Huckabee of Newbern, Alabama, constructed a furnace here and poured the first iron in November 1862. Within a year, the Confederate government purchased the works and completed a second ...

Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces

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Principal iron producer for Confederate foundry at Selma where naval guns and iron-clads were made.

1865 - Furnaces destroyed by Wilson’s Raiders, U. S. A.

1866 - Furnaces rebuilt and operated by Gen. Gorgas, former Ordnance Chief, C. S. ...