The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, was the biggest ironworks in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and a significant factor in the decision to make Richmond the Confederate capital.
Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia, U.S., photograph by Alexander Gardner
Death of Rhys Davies from stab wound 1838
Joseph Reid Anderson in Confederate officer's uniform
Trunnion from a bronze cannon stamped "J R A & CO, T F" (J.R. Anderson & Company, Tredegar Foundry) made at the Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, making it Virginia's fourth-most populous city. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million residents, is the Commonwealth's third-most populous.
Image: A downtown view of Richmond, VA
Image: St. John's Church in Richmond, VA (2011) IMG 4046
Image: Street Scene along Monument Avenue Richmond Virginia USA 02 (32839955447)
Image: Main Street Station