In early 1863, Montgomery businessman Alfred A. Janney was in Calhoun County for the purpose of buying pig iron and iron ore for one of his furnaces. While scouting an area north of Ohatchee, he noticed an abundance of iron ore on the ground. (Full Story here.)
Come visit Janney Furnace Park.
See historic Janney Furnace;
Calhoun Co
Confederate Memorial
(world's largest black granite
Confederate Memorial);
General James Holt Clanton Memorial;
Our visitors Center,
'General Clanton's Headquarters';
The future site of our
Confederate Museum
(housing War Between the States memorabilia and
American Indian artifacts).
Come spend
a day at
Janney Furnace
Visit the Memorial
dedicated to our heros of the Civil War who lived and died for Calhoun County!
Come spend
Located in Ohatchee Alabama