Industrial Sites
Information about Industrial Sites in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1897-10-15, Richmond Dispatch; first shipment of Tredegar shells has been inspected and pronounced first class
1898-03-25, Richmond Times; Tredegar Iron Works receives contract for coastal defense mortar shells.
1904-02-16; Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance; Tredegar Iron Works is supplying naval ordnance to Japan
1907-01-30, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar Iron Works buys 400 feet on the east end of its property; City buys the New Fair Grounds Property (former Camp Lee)
1907-07-25, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar Iron Works wins contract for 600 ten-inch shells (beating out Bethlehem Steel dramatically)
1915-10-23, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more speculation on Tredegar sale – denial that Tredegar is for sale by W. J. Payne
1939-12-26, Richmond Times-Dispatch; City Council debating closing the old James River and Kanawha Canal in exchange for $100,000 from VEPCO and the C&O Railroad. Extensive history of the canal. Tredegar mentioned
1942-02-21, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar dispenses with holidays for the duration of the war to focus on war production
1942-04-13, Richmond Times-Dispatch; description of Richmond’s wartime industries, noting that Tredegar Iron Works are the only “natural” war industry in Richmond – they are giving 75 percent capacity to munitions manufacture, and make proof projectiles f
1943-07-24, Saturday Evening Post; lengthy and important article detailing the history and current operations of the Tredegar Iron Works

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