But the james is virginias largest river. It forms in the appellation mountains and flows through the chesapeake bay. The river serves as a trade route for colonists. It is sometimes referred to as founding river. Next, we will go to tredegar iron works. Tredegar iron wass possible for producing a large majority of the canons produced during the confederacy. They at structures that no longer exist from battlefield hospitals to the battlefields himself. The ironworks is one of the few remaining structures that war,ed before the civil and existed for decades afterward. Its history goes back to southeastern wales in the united kingdom. When richmond businessman wanted to begin in ironworks era in richmond, they contacted engineers and millwrights to come over and design their rolling mill and ironworks here. Tredegar hadtarted a good imagination. He was not a good businessman. They ran into financial trouble. A west point graduate was brought in initially in 1841 is a purchasing agent, ki
Continuing our look at richmond well visit what remains of tredegar ironworks which was ones located on the banks of the river. Tredegar ironworks was an iron foundry that operated in richmond on the bank of the james river from 1837 to 1957. Its greatest claim to fame is the chief armorer to the confederacy during the American Civil War producing a large majority of the cannons used. During the civil war they had infrastructure that no longer exists from battlefield hospitals to battlefield themselves. The ironworks is one of the few remaining items in the city that existed about the civil war, played a role in the civil war and existed for decades afterwards. Tredegars history dates to 1800 in southeastern wales in the united kingdom. Over there there was the tredegar ironworks one of the main suppliers of iron for the British Industrial revolution. When Richmond Virginians wanted to begin ironworks here in richmond. They contacted tredegar there to design their Rolling Mills and iro
Well tell you where you can get a glimpse of the air force in action. Good morning. This is nbc10 news today. Im rosemary connors. Its just after 6 00 on this saturday. Today the sun will be with us for a little while, but then the wet weather is going to move back in. Lets take a live look outside right now. Not looking bad over center city, however, we are tracking showers and some spots could see thunderstorms a little bit later on. Meteorologist karen thomas is keeping her eye on the conditions where you live. She has our neighborhood weather. Good morning. Good morning, rosemary. Good morning, everyone. The sun is up and conditions outside not too bad. Bumping in philadelphia. 56 with clear skies. Cooler out in the pa burbs. 48 in new jersey, 50 with sunshine. We have a dense fog advisory until 8 00 a. M. In the Lehigh Valley. You can see the fog. 48 degrees. And 53 with clear skies in delaware. We are headed up to close to 70. Well hit 70 in new jersey. 73 will be the High Temper
Clear, but we know its not going to stay that way. Exactly, rosemary. Maybe you want to wake up and get outside earlier than normal today simply because its a split day. The morning is starting out with bright sunshine most everywhere, so its looking pretty nice this morning, but then clouds are expected to roll in this afternoon. Then we do have rain and potentially some thunderstorms moving through later on in the day. But currently 55 degrees in philadelphia. Watching the sun come up. Clear skies there. The burbs, 50 and a little cooler. New jersey, 52 with mainly clear skies, partly cloudy skies and fog in the Lehigh Valley. 53 degrees. And 53 degrees in delaware. So our winds checking in right now out of the west primarily. Five Miles Per Hour in wildwood, six in wilmington and 5 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia. We expect the winds to increase later today after the cold front makes its way through this evening. Were dry for now. Radar doesnt show us any rain until we pull out and w
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