Near McCalla in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Roupes Valley Iron Company

The Tannehill Furnaces (1859-1865)

— Hillman's Bloomery Forge (1830) —

Roupes Valley Iron Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 4, 2023

1. Roupes Valley Iron Company Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War, the Tannehill Furnaces shipped 22 tons of pig iron daily to the Selma Arsenal and Gun Works. Sent by wagon to the railhead at Montevallo, then on the North & South RR to Selma, Tannehill iron went into various castings from naval plate to artillery shells.

The iron works were attacked by three companies of the US Eighth Iowa Cavalry as a part of Wilson's Raid in Alabama on March 31, 1865 when production ceased.

Today, they are among the best preserved Civil War era iron blast furnaces in the US.

Turn Left at the top of steps and walk 175 yards

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 31, 1865.

Location. 33° 14.94′ N, 87° 4.139′ W. Marker is near McCalla, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It can be reached from the intersection of Confederate Parkway and Tannehill Park. Marker is in Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12632 Confederate Pkwy, Mc Calla AL 35111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 walking distance of this marker: Fowler House (a few steps from this marker); The Stewart House (a few steps from this marker); Gott Cabin (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Tannehill Furnaces (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dunkin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Eighth Iowa Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crocker House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marchant House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McCalla.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 4, 2023

2. Roupes Valley Iron Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.