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 on Bucksville Road (Alabama Route 216) east of Interstate 59/20, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
