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the main attraction of tannehill historical state park is the roupes iron foundry. in 1830 daniel hillman discovered a rich deposit of brown iron ore near roupes creek. hillman built a forge on roupes creek and produced iron until his death in 1832. ninian tannehill took over the operation and between 1859 and 1863 built the massive furnace that you see today. during the civil war the foundry produced 22 tons of iron for the confederacy each day. in march 1865 union general james h. wilson attacked the foundry and destroyed it's production capacity.
Updated Oct 27, 2010
Address: 12632 confederate parkway
Phone: 205-477-5711
Website: http://www.tannehill.org/
roupes creek runs through the center of tannehill historic state park. you can swim and fish at roupes creek. a nice place to cool off on a hot summer day.
Written Aug 16, 2009
Address: 12632 confederate parkway
Phone: 205-477-5711
Website: http://www.tannehill.org/
at tannehill state park there are a collection of 19 th century farm buildings that you can tour. there is a working blacksmith shop were you can see how farm tools were made in the 1800's.
Written Aug 16, 2009
Address: 12632 confederate parkway
Phone: 205-477-5711
Website: http://www.tannehill.org/
the snead house was built by henley snead in 1840. during the civil war snead was commander of the 47 th alabama volunteers. the snead house is one of scores of historic homes and buildings at tannehill historic state park. to view many of them see my tannehill traveloges.
Updated Aug 16, 2009
Address: 12632 confederate parkway.
Phone: 205-477-5711
Website: http://www.tannehill.org/
located in tannehill historic state park is the alabama iron and steel museum. this interesting museum explains the history of the iron and steel industry in alabama and has an interesting collection of civil war relics. admission to the museum is an additional $ 2.
Written Aug 16, 2009
Address: 12632 confederate parkway.
Phone: 205-477-5711
Website: http://www.tannehill.org/
tannehill historical state park is a very interesting place to visit for those interested in alabama history and nature. the park is home to the tannehill iron works that produced iron for the...
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