Virginia

Irish, Welsh and Scottish immigrants who worked there for years during the factory's operation. A German ancestor from Philadelphia came to work at Tredegar in Richmond post- Civil War in the 1870s and was employed there for many years.

I found no references to labor from Appalachia at the factory in a number of publications that I researched. What is the source for Appalachian employees at Tredegar and as residents of Richmond? For generations my family has lived in Richmond, Va. and a number of other US states.