Tubal Furnace Archeological Site
Tubal Furnace Archeological Site | |
 Site overview | |
| Nearest city | Chancellor, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1717 |
| Built by | Spotswood, Alexander |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001825[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 19, 1982 |
The Tubal Furnace Archeological Site is the site of an early 18th century industrial iron works in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Chancellor. Established by colonial Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood in c. 1717, the site included a furnace and waterworks. It was operated, primarily by skilled slave labor, into the early 19th century.[2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Loth, Calder, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 499.
Categories:
- Industrial buildings completed in 1717
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- 1717 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northern Virginia geography stubs