The Bulldozer Press

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 21, 2010

1. The Bulldozer Press Marker

Inscription. The earth-moving machine we call a "bulldozer" got its name from this type of press. This bulldozer press made by Williams and White, shapes and straightens pieces of metal.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 32.122′ N, 77° 26.772′ W. Marker was in Richmond, Virginia. It was in Gambles Hill. It could be reached from Tredegar Street 0.1 miles South 5th Street. This marker is located outside the Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 470 Tredegar Street, Richmond VA 23219, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. within walking distance of this location: Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Tredegar in 1951 (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Francis Turbine (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Adapting Power (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Early Industrial Patterns

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(was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Belle Isle and Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); President Lincoln Visits Richmond (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Historic Tredegar (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named President Lincoln Visits Richmond (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Belle Isle Prison (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Raceways (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Toledo 1000-ton Press (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Gateway to the Civil War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Overshot Waterwheel (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Overshot Waterwheel (was within shouting distance of this

The Bulldozer Press and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 21, 2010

2. The Bulldozer Press and Marker

marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Civil War Visitor Center (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Tredegar Rolling Mills (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

The Bulldozer Press image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 21, 2010

3. The Bulldozer Press

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on January 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.