United States, Virginia, Richmond County, Richmond, 37.93705, -76.72968Smith, Marion O., 1942-20222022-10Photocopy 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.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Explosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyWestham Furnance, Virginia, 1861-65Text