MAKE A MEME View Large Image The Oxmoor Furnace, built by Moses Stroup in 1863, became the first blast furnace in Jefferson County with backing from the South & North Railroad. Shown here during its expansion in 1872, the works completed a second furnace and ...
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Keywords: round circle The Oxmoor Furnace, built by Moses Stroup in 1863, became the first blast furnace in Jefferson County with backing from the South & North Railroad. Shown here during its expansion in 1872, the works completed a second furnace and added iron cylinders to each to increase capacity. Oxmoor, also known as Ironton, was modernized several times and operated until 1927 (source: Alabama Department of Archives & History). The Oxmoor Furnace, built by Moses Stroup in 1863, became the first blast furnace in Jefferson County with backing from the South & North Railroad. Shown here during its expansion in 1872, the works completed a second furnace and added iron cylinders to each to increase capacity. Oxmoor, also known as Ironton, was modernized several times and operated until 1927 (source: Alabama Department of Archives & History).
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