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Location DB > United States > Alabama > Irondale/Mountain Brook > Irondale Furnace > Irondale Furnace > Historical Society Sign 1 / 8   Historical Society Sign Description It says: MOUNTAIN BROOK Irondale Furnace Park Wallace Scott McElwain (1932-1882) Confederate Ironmaster McElwain trained in a gun factory in New York and in a foundry in Ohio before moving to Holly Springs Mississippi where he operated Jones, McElwain & Co., an iron foundry. He was well knokwn in the Southeast for his beautiful cast iron trim which still adorns many buildings in the French Quarter of New Orleans and in towns up and down the Mississippi River. To avoid Union forces approaching his Holly Springs operation, he obtained a new Confederate contract to build the Cahaba Ironworks which became known as the Irondale Furnace. Built in 1863, it was destroyed by the Fourth Iowa Veteran Volunteers on March 29, 1865, rebuilt in 1866 and ceased operation finally in 1873. McElwain died in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1882 and is buried there. His memory survives with McElwain Baptist Church, McElwain School and the City of Irondale. Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Un-Subscribe this Picture Comments If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 359 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 740821502 pages have been generated.