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The ironworks were established by 1770, and remained in operation into the early 20th century. After the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781, General Nathanael Greene's troops camped at the ironworks to plan for a second attack by Cornwallis. George Washington visited the ironworks during his southern tour of 1791. [2]
The watershed was the site of the Troublesome Creek Iron Works, also known as Speedwell Furnace. Established in 1770, it is considered one of the earliest colonial ironworks. [7] General Nathaniel Greene also camped here during the Guilford Courthouse campaign in 1781. [8] President George Washington also later visited the ironworks in 1791. [8]
Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site, also known as Site 31MK272, is a historic archaeological site located in Reedy Creek Park at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It is the remnants of an 18th-century stone dwelling of the Colonial period. The Robinson Stone House was probably built between 1780 and 1810.
Ironworks Creek has three unnamed tributaries, one of which joins within the Churchville Reservoir, a lake constructed in 1942 by damming up a section of the creek. [4] The Churchville Nature Center, a facility of the Bucks County Parks and Recreation that operates a 55 acre environmental education center and nature preserve adjacent to the reservoir, works on protecting the 700+ acres of the ...
The Paw Creek community derives its name from the small creek bearing the same name. [3] Also located in the area was the Thrift community, which was centered at Old Mount Holly Road and Freedom Drive. [5] The community was listed on state maps up to the 1980s, when the area was annexed into Charlotte. [6]
The Iron Rolling Mill (Eisenwalzwerk), 1870s, by Adolph Menzel. Casting at an iron foundry: From Fra Burmeister og Wain's Iron Foundry, 1885 by Peder Severin Krøyer An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made.
Reedy Creek Park is a 125-acre (51 ha) urban park at 2900 Rocky River Road in the Newell section of Charlotte, North Carolina. Adjacent to the park is a 737 acre nature preserve. Adjacent to the park is a 737 acre nature preserve.
The Charlotte Premium Outlets is a 399,000-square-foot (37,100 m 2) open-air outlet mall located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is located off of Interstate 485 in the Steele Creek neighborhood . It is owned by a joint venture of 50% Simon Property Group and 50% Tanger Outlet Centers, Inc. [ 2 ]