On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the right when traveling north.
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Revolutionary War 1775-1783
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Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m156266) WM
The Confederate States of America in 1862 commissioned the Noble Brothers of Rome, Georgia to erect a cold blast furnace to produce needed pig iron for the war effort.
The skilled labor was detailed from Confederate army personnel. It is . . . — — Map (db m83267) HM
On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the left when traveling north.
Built in late 1862 by the Noble brothers, Cornwall Furnace was named for a similar blast iron furnace in James Noble's home state of Pennsylvania. The pig iron ingots produced from this facility were taken to the Noble Foundry in Rome where they . . . — — Map (db m156264) HM
On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the right when traveling north.
The furnace was constructed 1862-1863 by the Nobles Brothers Foundry from Rome, GA using financing from the Confederate States of America. Slave labor was used to dig a half mile canal upstream to the Chattooga River, which powered the airblast. A . . . — — Map (db m156261) HM
On Alabama Route 273 at County Route 275, on the right when traveling south on State Route 273.
Gen. Hood, commanding the Dept. of Tennessee and Georgia for the Confederate Army, made his headquarters in this house on Oct. 19, 1864 on his retreat from Atlanta to Tennessee via Gadsden. His army numbered approximately 40,000 troops. — — Map (db m116615) HM
On Old Alabama Route 9 west of Sewell Ferry Road, on the right when traveling west.
This general area is believed to be the site of the Indian village of Costa visited by DeSoto July 2, 1540. The very old cedar trees may have been here at that time. They are some of the largest in the Southeast. These cedars are among the . . . — — Map (db m114988) HM
On County Road 92, 0.3 miles east of County Road 585 when traveling east.
Constructed around 1875 by John Seaborn Watt for his bride, Emma Chastillette Williamson, this fine example of Victorian architecture was originally located near Yancey's Bend prior to the construction of Weiss Lake. The site was going to be . . . — — Map (db m137844) HM
