In Podcast #2 the Virginia Trekkers take you to one of the most famous iron foundries in the South during the Civil War, Tredegar Iron Works.  Learn how water power from the James River was used to operate the machinery here; see the only statue of Abraham Lincoln that exists in the southern states; find out how Tredegar got its name; discover how it played an important part in the Battle of the Ironclads; and take a look at an old locomotive.  Come on!  Let’s go trekkin’! (Trouble viewing the YouTube video? Try Vimeo or direct link).

The words inscribed in stone behind the Lincoln statue at Tredegar, “To Bind Up The Nation’s Wounds” come from his second inaugural speech given on March 4, 1865:  “With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds….” (Image credit)


Here is a Google map of Tredegar Iron Works. Use the +/- button in the bottom right to zoom in or out.



This is a 360 view of Tredegar Iron Works. Take a look around!


Social Studies

3.8 (2018) The student will demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and the natural, human, and capital resources they used in the production of goods and services.


VS.7b (2015) The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues that divided our nation and led to the Civil War by

b) describing Virginia’s role in the war, including identifying major battles that took place in Virginia.


VS.7 (2023) The students will apply history and social science skills to understand the key people, events and issues of the Civil War and Virginia’s role by

d. explaining major events and issues that divided Virginians and led to secession, war, and the creation of West Virginia;

e. identifying major battles that took place in Virginia;


VS.8c (2015) The student will demonstrate knowledge of the reconstruction of Virginia following the Civil War by

c) describing the importance of railroads, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic development


VS.9 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the ways in which Virginia became interconnected and diverse by

a. explaining the importance of railroads, waterways, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic development in the late 1800s;


Science

3.11b (2010) The student will investigate and understand different sources of energy. Key concepts include

b) sources of energy (sunlight, water, wind);


3.2 (2018) The student will investigate and understand that the direction and size of force affects the motion of an object. Key ideas include

a) multiple forces may act on an object;

b) the net force on an object determines how an object moves;

c) simple machines increase or change the direction of a force; and

d) simple and compound machines have many applications.


5.9 The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important. Key ideas include

a) some sources of energy are considered renewable and others are not;

b) individuals and communities have means of conserving both energy and matter; and

c) advances in technology improve the ability to transfer and transform energy.