James Worley

James Worley is a Tennessee historical marker in Dickson County.

Dickson Co, Worley Community area on left side of Furnace Hollow Rd.,going south from Dickson to Eno Rd. E16 Cumberland Furnace Dickson Co, Cumberland Furnace, at Iron Plantation site of original marker which was located on right-of-way of State Hwy 48. Looking north marker is located on right side (east) of road across from Rector’s store

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On this site in 1844, Montgomery Bell named his last furnace for his faithful slave, James Worley. He aided Bell in selecting ore banks, water powers, and in all his iron operations. As Bell's agent he carried iron ware to Cincinnati and New Orleans. Bell credited most of his success to Worley. A resident of New Orleans once offered a large sum of money for Worley. Bell's reply was "not for all of New Orleans".

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1832 · Kentucky (Finley, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1838 · Kentucky (T.G. Bradford, 1838) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1844 · Kentucky (H. S. Tanner, 1844) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1848 · United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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James Worley

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