Horace Ware (1812-1890) was a pioneer of Alabama's iron industry. He built the first rolling mill and permanent iron works in the state. Ware's Shelby Iron Works supplied armor plating to the Confederate Navy during the Civil War.
Horace Ware (1812-1890) was a pioneer of Alabama's iron industry. He built the first rolling mill and permanent iron works in the state. Ware's Shelby Iron Works supplied armor plating to the Confederate Navy during the Civil War.