Shelby Furnaces
Erected 1849 and 1863
Major source of pig iron for the Confederacy. Furnished iron to Selma arsenal for heavy cannon, naval armor plate.
Furnaces destroyed in 1865 by Wilson’s Cavalry raiders U.S.A.
Rebuilt 1873, closed 1923.
Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and Mildred Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
