Brierfield in Bibb County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces

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Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

1. Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces Marker

Inscription. Principal iron producer for Confederate foundry at Selma where naval guns and iron-clads were made.

1865 - Furnaces destroyed by Wilson’s Raiders, U. S. A.
1866 - Furnaces rebuilt and operated by Gen. Gorgas, former Ordnance Chief, C. S. A.

Erected 1953 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 33° 2.573′ N, 86° 57.264′ W. Marker is in Brierfield, Alabama, in Bibb County. It is at the intersection of Montevallo Road (State Highway 25) and County Road 62, on the left when traveling west on Montevallo Road. Marker located at the entrance to the Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brierfield AL 35035, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Absalom Pratt House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bibb Furnace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hayes-Morton House (approx. half a mile away); Sunshine & Dorothy Morton House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Montebrier

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(approx. 2.8 miles away); Six Mile Male & Female Academy Site (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Six Mile Male And Female Academy (approx. 3.9 miles away); Town of Wilton (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brierfield.

Also see . . . Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park's Website. (Submitted on October 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)

Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces Marker at the Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

2. Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces Marker at the Park Entrance

Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces image. Click for full size.

3. Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces

Ruins of the Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

4. Ruins of the Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

5. Ruins of the Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

6. Ruins of the Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010

7. Ruins of the Bibb Naval Furnaces / Brierfield Furnaces

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,965 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.