Hills Surrounding Coalbank Hollow
Up front, let me point out that this is private property that involves really big dogs and landowners with guns... soooo, if you don’t have permission don’t go.
I’m adding these photos in support of Chris Oliver’s effort to document this historic area of Rockwood, Tennessee. His photos can be found at: www.flickr.com/photos/78994628@N02/sets/72157639933618356/
The following description was taken from wiki:
"Roane Iron Company
The Roane Iron Company furnace site at the end of Rockwood Street; the small building on the left is all that remains of the once vast iron works
The company mined coal and iron ore along the ridge, which it transported by narrow-gauge rail to the furnace site. The coal was delivered to coking ovens, where it was converted into coke, and the coke was then used to generate the temperatures needed to convert the iron ore into pig iron."
More info can be found in the "set description", or by Googling "Roane Iron Company".
Hills Surrounding Coalbank Hollow
Up front, let me point out that this is private property that involves really big dogs and landowners with guns... soooo, if you don’t have permission don’t go.
I’m adding these photos in support of Chris Oliver’s effort to document this historic area of Rockwood, Tennessee. His photos can be found at: www.flickr.com/photos/78994628@N02/sets/72157639933618356/
The following description was taken from wiki:
"Roane Iron Company
The Roane Iron Company furnace site at the end of Rockwood Street; the small building on the left is all that remains of the once vast iron works
The company mined coal and iron ore along the ridge, which it transported by narrow-gauge rail to the furnace site. The coal was delivered to coking ovens, where it was converted into coke, and the coke was then used to generate the temperatures needed to convert the iron ore into pig iron."
More info can be found in the "set description", or by Googling "Roane Iron Company".