Tredegar Iron Works

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historic site industrial complex ironworks

Tredegar Iron Works is a historic 19th-century ironworks complex in Richmond, Virginia, best known as a major supplier of iron and munitions to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → industrial complex → ironworks →
activeDuringEvent	American Civil War →
architecturalStyle	19th-century industrial architecture →
beganOperations	1837 →
country	United States →
currentUse	museum complex → visitor center →
employed	enslaved laborers → free white workers → immigrant workers →
foundedBy	Francis B. Deane Jr. → Joseph Reid Anderson →
hasNearby	Belle Isle → Brown’s Island NERFINISHED →
hasPart	brick industrial buildings → foundry structures → rolling mills →
headquartersLocation	Richmond, Virginia →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
heritageDesignationDate	1971 →
inception	1837 →
industry	iron and steel industry →
locatedIn	Richmond Canal District → Richmond National Battlefield Park → Richmond, Virginia →
locatedOn	north bank of the James River →
majorSupplierFor	Confederate States of America →
namedAfter	Tredegar, Wales →
notableFor	being a major iron and munitions supplier to the Confederacy during the American Civil War →
operator	American Civil War Museum → National Park Service →
ownedBy	Joseph Reid Anderson →
partOf	industrial history of the American South → industrial history of the United States →
produced	artillery → iron → munitions → ordnance → rails →
producedFor	Confederate Army → Confederate Navy →
significantFor	Confederate ordnance production →
significantPeriod	19th century →
survivedEvent	Evacuation Fire of Richmond in 1865 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richmond, Virginia →	containsHistoricSite