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Eleven blast furnaces on the Western Highland Rim

 
 
Eleven blast furnaces on the Western Highland Rim Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022
1. Eleven blast furnaces on the Western Highland Rim Marker
Inscription. In 1873, eleven blast furnaces on the Western Hand Rim produced iron at the rate of about 50,000 tons per year. To operate indefinitely these furnaces would have required 375 square miles of timber for fuel.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
 
Location. 36° 10.266′ N, 86° 47.294′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. Marker is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Vanderbilt University (here, next to this marker); Fisk Jubilee Singers (here, next to this marker); Coal Mining on the Cumberland Plateau (here, next to this marker); Randall Brown (here, next to this marker); Progression during Reconstruction (here, next to this marker); Yellow Fever in Memphis (here, next to this marker); Knoxville College (here, next to this marker); First State Board of Education (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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Eleven blast furnaces on the Western Highland Rim Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022
2. Eleven blast furnaces on the Western Highland Rim Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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