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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG07_the-cupola-furnace-and-foundry_Richmond-VA.html
The cupola furnace was last used here as part of the carwheel foundry, where railroad carwheels were cast until the 1950's. The wall in front of you is the back wall of the building, and the arch behind you is the remains of the front wall of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG01_company-store_Richmond-VA.html
The Tredegar Company operated a company store, or commissary, in this two story brick building. The company store was opened shortly after Tredegar resumed production at the end of the Civil War (c.1868) and remained in business until just after t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG00_enterprise-and-iron_Richmond-VA.html
By 1844, Tredegar Iron Works managers used this building for an office and as a residence. After the Civil War, it became the principal iron works office. It was rebuilt after being damaged by fire in 1903. During most of the history of Tredegar, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZU_the-gun-foundry_Richmond-VA.html
This building was built in 1861 to cast cannons for the Confederate Government. One of the reasons Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy was its ability to produce arms, clothing, paper, and other essentials for the Confederate government…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZL_the-canal-and-the-civil-war_Richmond-VA.html
At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, the James River and the Kanawha Canal extended to Buchanon, nearly 200 miles west of Richmond. As Virginia's railroads fell prey to Union armies, the canal became an increasingly important artery in the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZJ_tredegar-iron-works_Richmond-VA.html
By 1861 the Tredegar Iron Works were the largest in the Confederacy. The sprawling complex seen in this plan produced much of the ordnance used by the Confederate army and navy. But in 1863, a devastating fire destroyed the Crenshaw mill (site of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZI_southern-firepower_Richmond-VA.html
This 6.4-inch Brooke rifled canon represents one of the greatest sources of pride for the Confederacy. Named for its inventor, John Mercer Brooke, this type of gun was renowned for its superior range, accuracy and reliability over its smoothbore c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZG_albemarle-paper_Richmond-VA.html
In 1916, the Dixie Paper Company opened a paper mill in the building of the closed Brown's Island electric plant. By 1919, the mill was taken over by Albemarle Paper Company, which had been operating a paper mill just upriver at Hollywood since 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZF_electricity-for-streetcars_Richmond-VA.html
Power from Brown's Island began to run streetcars in 1894, when Richmond Railway & Electric built a coal-fired generating plant.
In 1888, the Richmond Union Passenger Railway became the first streetcar line in the world to be successfully power…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZE_browns-island_Richmond-VA.html
Brown's Island is named for Elijah Brown who acquired it in 1826. Brown came from Rhode Island in 1811 to be a gunsmith at the Virginia Manufactory of Arms. In 1818, he entered the Public Guard, which was stationed at the Manufactory, and served a…