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Richmond National Battlefield Park
Tredegar Iron Works Education Programs
3rd graders on a tour of the Tredegar Iron Works
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Richmond National Battlefield Park offers several fun, SOL based programs at the historic Tredegar Iron Works. Call today to book a program.
 

Planning a class field trip to Tredegar Iron Works? Check out these exciting programs with the National Park Service.

  • Civil War Trunk / 4th - 12th Reserve for your classroom
  • Meet Mr. Lincoln / 1st - 3rd
  • Mills, Waterwheels and Raceways / 3rd
  • Treasures at Tredegar / 4th - 8th
  • The Cannon’s Roar / 4th - 12th
  • Walk the Plank / 4th - 12th
  • Civil War Richmond / 6th - 8th 
  • Tredegar as an Industrial Site / 9th - 12th
  • Tredegar Junior Ranger / ages 5 to 15 
  • Common Soldier of the Civil War / 4th - 12th
  • The Classroom @ Tredegar (New)

Fun- filled learning adventures / Ranger–guided and FREE.
Contact: Ranger Pat at 804-771-2018  or via email

Standards of Learning:
History: 1.2, 2.11, 2.12, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, VS.1, VS.7, VUS.7, VUS.8, USI.1, USI.9 and USI.10
Science: 3.2 
English 1.1, 3.1, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6

Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond  

Did You Know?
Tredegar Iron Works produced almost 1,100 cannon, roughly one-half of all guns made in the South during the war. (It was second only to the Parrott foundry in Cold Springs, New York in production for the entire United States.)

Last Updated: March 19, 2009 at 15:01 EST