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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ironmasters, RHS Coll. 0065, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.
Scope and Contents
This file contains records related to the history of Ironworks in Rockbridge County. Includes typescript papers on Ironmasters, different iron works locations, extracts from law suits, newspaper clippings, biographical sketches, publication materials, and maps of Irish Creek.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Ironwork
- Jordan, John
- Jordan, Samuel Francis, 1805-1872
- Virginia -- Buena Vista
- Virginia -- Rockbridge County
- Weaver, William
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Brady, Douglas Ellinipsico, Jr.
- Jordan, John
- Jordan, Samuel Francis, 1805-1872
- Tompkins, Edmund Pendleton
- Weaver, William
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Virginia -- Buena Vista
- Virginia -- Rockbridge County
Container List
Includes typescript essays entitled "Iron-masters of Rockbridge County," "The Old Charcoal Iron Furnaces; Its Construction and Operation, "Victoria Furnace at Goshen," "Extracts from the Testimony in the Law Suit Weaver vs. Jordan Davis and Co." and "A Biographical Sketch of William Weaver." Also includes Lexington New Gazette article on iron works, a Richmond Times-Dispatch article on Rockbridge "pyramid." Inlcudes essay entitled "California Furnace," as well as essay about the history of "this old Iron Ball." Includes publication on Joseph R. Anderson of Tredegar published in The Commonwealth Magazine. Articles and essays range from early 1940s to late 1950s as creation dates.
This file contains typescript essays and historical accounts of the development and ownership of Buena Vista and Buffalo Forge ironworks. Also includes a map of the county and the location of ironworks with notes from Douglas Brady in 1944. Contains detailed map of Buffalo Forge. Includes Richmond Times-Dispatch article on the ironworks from 1936. Includes photocopy of article explaining ironwork processes at the time.