Linden in Perry County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cedar Grove Iron Furnace

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay

1. Cedar Grove Iron Furnace Marker

Inscription. In 1832, Wallace Dixon built a single stack charcoal furnace constructed from native limestone with interior handmade fire brick. A second stack was added in 1833, which used the "hot blast" method for smelting the iron ore.

William Bradley & Co. later purchased and operated the furnace, producing about 40 tons of pig iron per week. Operation of the furnace ceased in 1862, when Federal gunboats lobbed cannon balls toward the furnace.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 35° 33.533′ N, 87° 57.675′ W. Marker is in Linden, Tennessee, in Perry County. It is on Buckfork Road 0.2 miles east of Cedar Creek Road (County Route 1175), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Linden TN 37096, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Cedar Grove Iron Furnace (here, next to this marker); Cedar Grove Iron Works (approx. 4.8 miles away); Amphibious Attack on Linden (approx. 5.7 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 5.8 miles away); Perryville (approx. 6.2 miles away); Perryville First County Seat of Perry County

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(approx. 6.2 miles away); Tennessee River (approx. 7.2 miles away); Razing the Courthouse (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Linden.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay

2. Cedar Grove Iron Furnace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.