Alabama Pics

Below are the pictures I took while in Alabama. We stayed two nights at Tannehill Historical Ironworks State Park. There is a lot of history in the area. Located at this park is an iron forgery built in 1830. Think about it…1830…almost 200 years ago. At least my little brain is able to fathom that time frame unlike the petrified forest. The first furnance built was in 1830 by Tannehill and it was powered by a wheel and water. Furnaces 2 and 3 were built a few years later using a newer technology steam engines. All three furnaces produced large amounts of iron. During the civil war, it produced  ammunition for the Confederate Army, however, the Union burnt it down. The remains of the furnaces laid there until it was restored in 1975 for America’s bicentennial celebration. The park holds live demos once a month for visitors.

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