Alabama Blast Furnaces

Chronological Order of Furnaces

Narne of Furnace CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE Where Located Date First Blown In *Cedar Creek Furnace Franklin County------------- 1815 *Cane Creek Furnace Calhoun County--------------------- 1840 *Little Cahaba Furnace No. 1 .Bibb County--------------- about 1848 tShelby Furnace No. 1 Shelby County- Spring 1849 *Round Mountain Furnace Cherokee County April 1852 *Hale & Murdock Furnace Lamar County ------------------------- 1859 *Tannehill Furnace No. 1 Tuscaloosa County----- 1859-1861 *Bibb Furnace No. 1 Bibb County---------------- 1861 *Cornwall Furnace Cherokee County-------- 1862-1863 tShelby Furnace No. 2 Shelby County----------- March 1863 tBibb Furnace No. 2 Bibb County--------------------------------1863 *Oxford Furnace Calhoun County April, 1863 *Little Cahaba Furnace No. 2 Bibb County- about 1863 tOxmoor Furnace No. 1 Jefferson County Nov. 1863 t Jenifer Furnace----------------- Talladega County ----------------- 1863 *Tannehill Furnaces Nos. 2 & 3 .Tuscaloosa County---- 1863 *Knight Furnace Talladega County--------------1863-1864 tIrondale Furnace -----------------Jefferson County----------------1863-1864 *Woodstock Furnace No. 1 Calhoun County April 13, 1873 tStonewall Furnace Cherokee County------------------------1873 tOxmoor Furnace No. 2 Jefferson County Fall of 1873 *Tecumseh Furnace Cherokee County----- Feb. 19, 1874 *Rock Run Furnace Cherokee County----------June 1, 1874 *Woodstock Furnace No. 2 Calhoun County Aug. 23, 1879 Edwards Furnace Bibb County----------------June 10, 1880 Alice Furnace No. l_u u Jefferson County Nov. 23, 1880 Sloss City Furnace No. 1 Jefferson County April 12, 1882 Mary Pratt Furnace J efferson County April, 1883 *Gadsden Furnace Etowah County May 30, 1883 Alice Furnace No. 2 Jefferson County---- July 24, 1883 Woodward Furnace No. 1 Jefferson County Aug. 17, 1883 Sloss City Furnace No.2 Jefferson County---- Oct. 1883 *Ironaton Furnace No. 1 T alladega County April 16, 1885 Williamson Furnace Jefferson County Oct. 1886 Woodward Furnace No. 2----------------Jefferson County----------Jan. 26, 1887 Hattie Ensley Furnace Colbert County------------__Dec. 31, 1887 Ensley Furnace No. 4 Jefferson County April 9, 1888 Thomas Furnace No. 1 Jefferson County May 15, 1888 Ensley Furnace No.3 Jefferson County----- June 5, 1888 Bessemer Furnace No. 1-------------- J efferson County------- June, 1888 Cole Furnace No. 1 Colbert County------------------Sept. 1888 Etowah Furnace No.1 Etowah County Oct. 14, 1888 Sloss Furnace-No.3 (Nrth Birmingham No.1) Jefferson County-------- Oct. 1888 _.o~ 160 r~+o,- Narne of Furnace Where Located Date First Blown In Ensley Furnace No. 2-----------------------.Jefferson County------------Dec. 1, 1888 Sloss Furnace No.4 (North Birmingham No.2) ------------- ----------...1efferson County ------------- Feb. 1889 Ensley Furnace No. l----------------------Jefferson Count April 29, 1889 Lady Ensley Furnace ------------------------Colbert County April 25, 1889 Bessemer Furnace No. 2------------------Jefferson County .April 1889 Trussville Furnace-----------------------------Jefferson County April 1889 tAttalla Furnace----------------------------------Etowah County------------June 10, 1889 Talladega Furnace ----------------------------Talladega County- Oct. 5, 1889 Woodstock Furnace No. A----------------Calhoun County Oct. 10, 1889 Cole Furnace No. 2 h Colbert County Oct. 1889 North Alabama Furnace .Lauderdale County Oct. 1889 Thomas Furnace No. 2-------------------.Jefferson County Feb. 22, 1890 tDecatur Furnace. Morgan County Feb. 23, 1890 Vanderbilt Furnace No. l----------------Jefferson County Aug. 23, 1890 Fort Payne Furnace DeKalb County Sept. 3, 1890 Robertstown No. 1 Furnace------------Jefferson County 1890 Robertstown No. 2 Furnace------------Jefferson County 1890 Little Bell Furnace--------------------- J efferson County 1890 Philadelphia Furnace Lauderdale County Spring of 1891 t Ironaton No. 2 Furnace --- Talladega County-------------- July 1891 Woodstock Furnace No. B Calhoun County------------June 6, 1892 Cole Furnace No. 3 Colbert County April 1895 Ensley Furnace No. 5 Jefferson County--------Nov. 15, 1900 Thomas Furnace No. 3 ----------------------Jefferson County----------June 13, 1902 Holt Furnace Tuscaloosa County Aug. 1, 1903 Etowah Furnace No.2 Etowah County Aug. 22, 1903 Alabama City Furnace -' Etowah County--------------Jan. 17, 1904 Battelle Furnace DeKalb County Sept. 10; 1904 Ensley Furnace No. 6 Jefferson CountY n April 28, 1905 Woodward Furnace No. 3 Jefferson County--------June 23, 1905 Vanderbilt Furnace No. 2 ----------------Jefferson County----- May 8, 1908 Fairfield Furnace No. 5 Jefferson County---- June 25, 1928 Fairfield Furnace No.6 Jefferson County Sept. 27, 1928 Following four furnaces commenced but not operated: *Montgomery Furnace Montgomery County Begun 1887 *Piedmont Furnace . Calhoun County-- Abandoned 1891 Bay State Furnace DeKalb County----__Abandoned 1891 *Janney Furnace- ----------- Calhoun County Destroyed 1864 *Charcoal Furnace. tCharcoal and Coke Furnace. ...