Rail Lines at Tredegar

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009

1. Rail Lines at Tredegar Marker

Inscription. Nearly all of the materials shipped to and from Tredegar moved by railroad after the Civil War. The company’s small fleet of industrial switcher locomotives moved car loads along the spur lines that connected Tredegar to the outside world. Over two miles of railroad tracks criss-crossed the Tredegar complex. They ran alongside, between, and through many of the large buildings that filled the site. Other tracks ran to elevated dump sites where metal and coal were off-loaded. The photographs shown here were taken c.1918 through c.1940.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 32.178′ N, 77° 26.782′ W. Marker was in Richmond, Virginia. It was in Gambles Hill. It could be reached from Tredegar Street 0.1 miles west of 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

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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. The Canal and the Civil War (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Worker Housing (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Tredegar Spike Mill (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Cupolas from the Virginia State Penitentiary (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed);

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 3, 2009

2. Rail Lines at Tredegar Marker

Rutherfoord’s Mill (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); President Lincoln Visits Richmond (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Neighborhoods at Tredegar (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named President Lincoln Visits Richmond (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Raceways (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Richmond-Petersburg Railroad Bridge (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Belle Isle Prison (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Belle Isle and Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Tredegar in 1951 (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Company Store (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Bulldozer Press (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Tredegar Iron Works (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).

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