Sloss Furnaces
Sloss Furnaces produced iron for nearly 90 years, which gave rise to the city of Birmingham. In 1881 and 1882, North Alabama planter and investor James Withers Sloss built the furnaces which became known as the "City F... heritagesites.com
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church is associated with the Birmingham Alabama civil rights movement in 1963 in which two specific events led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Between May 2-8, 1963, participants of t... cr.nps
Jefferson County Courthouse Site
The county seat of Jefferson County was moved from Elyton to Birmingham in 1873. On this site stood the first Courthouse in the City of Birmingham. The Italianate style structure was designed by architect W. K. Ball. Completed ... hmdb.org
Arlington Antebellum Home And Gardens
The rich history of the South is brought to life in this elegant antebellum home that predates the city of Birmingham. The eight-room mansion was built in the 1840s and is the only surviving Greek Revival home in Birmin... grandparents.com
Smithfield
Marker Front: This residential area was carved from the Joseph Riley Smith plantation, a 600 acre antebellum farm, one of the largest in 19th century Jefferson County. Smithfield lies to the west of Birmingham's city center on ... hmdb.org
Morris Avenue Historic District / Elyton Land Company...
Created 1972 by the Jefferson County Historical Commission, the district is based on this avenue. Morris Avenue was named for one of the founders of Birmingham, Josiah Morris, who paid $100,000 for 4,157 acres of the original s... hmdb.org
Vulcan Park And Museum
Vulcan Park is home to the world"s largest cast iron statue and features spectacular panoramic views of Birmingham and opportunity to hear the story of Birmingham"s past, present and promise for the future. Vulcan, the Ro... alabama.travel
Powell School
Birmingham's first public school was named for Colonel James R. Powell, the city's first elected Mayor. This energetic promoter also served as the first President of the Elyton Land Company (now Birmingham Realty). which founde... hmdb.org
Roebuck Spring
In 1850 George James Roebuck and his wife Ann Hawkins Roebuck built a log cabin at the mouth of Roebuck Spring. His Influence and leadership led to the area around it to be known as Roebuck. In 1900 Alabama Boys Industrial Scho... hmdb.org
Rickwood Field
Built by Birmingham industrialist A. H. Rick Woodward, Rickwood Field served as home to the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham Black Barons for most of the 20th century. Recognized as America?s Oldest Baseball Park, Rickwood Fiel... hmdb.org
Five Points South
This neighborhoods developed in the 1880s as one of Birmingham's first streetcar suburbs. It was the Town of Highlands from 1887 to 1893, when it became part of the City of Birmingham. The heart of the neighborhood was Five Poi... hmdb.org
Forest Park
A residential district extending from the crest of Red Mountain to the floor of Jones Valley with roads built along natural land contours. Birmingham real estate promoter and civic leader, Robert Jemison, Jr., began development... hmdb.org
Mountain Brook
In 1821 the first settlers came to this area, later called Waddell. Large numbers of people first migrated here in 1863 with the construction of the Irondale Furnace. Destroyed in the Civil War, the furnace was rebuilt and oper... hmdb.org
Glen Iris Park
Founded in 1898 by Robert Jemison, this 30-acre historic district is a private residential park containing an almost intact collection of some of Birmingham's finest 20th century houses. It was the first professionally landscap... hmdb.org
Howard College
Founded in 1841 at Marion in Perry County by Alabama Baptists, Howard College was named for British prison reformer John Howard. The liberal arts college moved to this site in 1887 and relocated to its present campus in Homewoo... hmdb.org
Birmingham - Southern College
Created in 1918 on this site by merger of two colleges: Southern University a Methodist college founded in 1856 at Greensboro. Birmingham College founded by Methodist as N. Alabama Conference College on this site in 1898. hmdb.org
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The city of Birmingham played a pivotal role throughout the civil rights movement in this country. It is only fitting that an impressive institute dedicated to that historic push for justice and equality be built here. ... grandparents.com
Ironmaking
The Industry That Built A City The minerals needed to make iron-iron ore, coal, and limestone-are abundant in the Birmingham area, and for ninety years men turned these materials into pig iron at Sloss. Sloss pig iron was sold ... hmdb.org