The Town of Shenandoah played an instrumental role in the Civil War. Three iron ore furnaces around Shenandoah smelted raw iron into pig iron. Unlike during the pre-war years when pig iron was shipped on flat boats on the Shenandoah River to Harpers Ferry, during the war, the pig iron was shipped by wagon to Gordonsville, and subsequently by rail to Richmond for use at the Tredegar Iron Works. In addition to the pig iron, cannonballs were manufactured at some of the local furnaces and shipped out, along with gunpowder from a local gunpowder plant, for use by the Confederacy.
the town of shenandoah played an instrumental role in the civil war three iron ore furnaces around shenandoah smelted raw iron into pig iron unlike during the pre-war years when pig iron was shipped on flat boats on the shenandoah river to harpers ferry during the war the pig iron was shipped by wagon to gordonsville and subsequently by rail to richmond for use at the tredegar iron works in addition to the pig iron cannonballs were manufactured at some of the local furnaces and shipped out along with gunpowder from a local gunpowder plant for use by the confederacy