Janney Furnace Park

Janney Furnace Park is a park surrounding a fifty-foot tall stone furnace in Ohatchee, Alabama. The furnace was built in 1863 by Alfred Janney to produce pig iron due to the prevalence of iron ore in what is now the park. A July 1864 Union raid destroyed all but the stone chimney, which still remains.[2] The furnace is now surrounded by the Calhoun County Confederate Memorial, built by Sons of Confederate Veterans in June 2003; and the 2009 Confederate and Native American Museum, which includes Civil War and Native American artifacts dating back to the Iron Age.[3] The Confederate Memorial is the world's largest black granite confederate memorial.[4] The furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Janney Furnace
The remaining stone structure of the blast furnace at Janney Furnace Park.
Location in Alabama
Location in United States
Nearest cityOhatchee, Alabama
Coordinates33°47′41″N 86°1′14″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1863 (1863)
NRHP reference No.76000315[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1976
  • The descriptive plaque stating the history of Janney Furnace.
  • The reservoir (formerly filled with water) at Janney Furnace Park. The water in this reservoir powered a steam engine which ran the billows for the furnace. The reservoir was dug by hand.
  • The black granite Calhoun County Confederate Memorial at Janney Furnace Park.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. Floyd, W. Warner (February 3, 1976). "Janney Furnace". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. Catoe, Laura (2012-10-21). "Ohatchee's Janney Furnace provides look back to Civil War era". Gadsen Times. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. "Janney Furnace Memorial Park". Calhoun County, Alabama. Retrieved 2014-04-01.


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