- Collection:
- Marion O. Smith Papers
- Title:
- Westham Furnance, Virginia, 1861-65
- Creator:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Date of Original:
- 2022-10
- Subject:
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Explosives--Additives
Saltpeter
Discovery and exploration
Soldiers
Names
Vandalism
Independent scholars
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Graffiti
Caving
Signatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Saltpeter industry--History
Gunpowder industry
Guano industry
Nitrates
Caves
Speleology
Journal of Spelean History
Speleologists
Geology, Economic
Graffiti
Geotourism
Sustainable tourism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau
Manufacturing industries--United States--History--19th century
Manufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Mineral industries--United States--History--19th century
Mineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Saltpeter industry--United States
Gunpowder--United States
Nitrogen industries--United States
Saltpeter industry--Confederate States of America
Gunpowder--Confederate States of America
Nitrogen industries--Confederate States of America
Bats--Manure
Guano
Local history - People:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Location:
- United States, Virginia, Richmond County, Richmond, 37.93705, -76.72968
- Medium:
- field notes
photocopies
facsimiles (reproductions)
notes (documents)
research notes
graffiti (casual notations)
cave paintings
rock engravings
drawings (visual works)
rock paintings
rock drawings - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Photocopy of handwritten report that outlines the historical development and wartime use of Westham Furnace, beginning with its construction in 1776 and its role in producing munitions during the American Revolutionary War. It describes American Civil War-era efforts to revive the furnace, including Confederate contracts for pig iron production and involvement by the Ordnance and Nitre Bureaus. The document concludes with post-war leasing and ownership transitions, noting sporadic production attempts through 1865 and into the late 1860s. Sites mentioned: Westham Furnace (Va.)
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_f18-24
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_f18-24#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_f18-24/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 7 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Dade County Ga. Historical Society
- Rights:
-
