Manufacturing Industry
Tannehill Ironworks, 1829-1865.(Stress Relief)
Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2004
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Tannehill Ironworks was designated an ASM Historic Landmark in 1994. The Tannehill Furnaces predate modern blast furnaces, so that charcoal and brown ore were burned instead of coke and red ore. The furnaces became a major producer of iron for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and were attacked by Union cavalry in March 1865.
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They burned the foundries and cast houses, and shut down the furnaces while still in blast. A solidified iron mass remains in the furnaces to this day. Tannehill furnace No. 1 was restored and put back into operation as part of the U.S. Bicentennial ...
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