National Register of Historic Places

Tubal Furnace Archeological Site

Chancellor, Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Listed

October 18, 1982

Type

Site

Period

Listed

Ref No.

82001825

About this property

The Tubal Furnace Archeological Site is the site of an early 18th century industrial iron works in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Chancellor. Established by colonial Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood in c. 1717, the site included a furnace and waterworks. It was operated, primarily by skilled slave labor, into the early 19th century. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. National Register of Historic Places listings in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Location

Chancellor, Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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When was Tubal Furnace Archeological Site listed on the National Register?

Tubal Furnace Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Tubal Furnace Archeological Site?

Tubal Furnace Archeological Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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