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Birmingham
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama
with a population of 242,820 (2000 Census figure). It is part of a large
urban area known as Greater Birmingham which has 1,170,012 inhabitants.
Attractions in the Birmingham area include:
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- The principal airport serving Birmingham is Birmingham International Airport.
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USA, Alabama, Birmingham and Rt. 20/59
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Artist: Walter Bibikow.
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Vulcan Statue, Birmingham, Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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USA, Alabama, Birmingham
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Greetings from Birmingham, Alabama
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Greetings from Birmingham, Alabama
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Vulcan Statue, Birmingham, Alabama
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Flipped Pattern, Dahlia Flowers, Birmingham, Alabama
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Dahlia Flowers, Birmingham, Alabama, Usa
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USA, Alabama, Birmingham, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
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Birmingham, Alabama - Aerial View of Municipal Stadium
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Birmingham, Alabama
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Here are a few books about Birmingham that you might enjoy reading:
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By Doug Gelbert
Released: 2011-08-05
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There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.
Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.
There was nothing organic about the founding of Birmingham. No river, no deep water port, no verdant valley. In fact, the creation of the town can be traced to a specific date - June 1, 1871, when a small group of Southern planters, investors, and railroad men organized the Elyton Land Company to buy 4,150 acres of raw land in north central Alabama. Their new town would be sited at the crossing of the Alabama & Chattanooga and South & North Alabama railroads nearby known deposits of iron ore, coal, and limestone. The Elyton men were not burdened by any romantic images for their proposed town; the name they chose announced their vision for the enterprise - birmingham, after the leading industrial town in England.
Early growth was stunted right at the start by an outbreak of cholera and a national financial crisis in 1873 but the dollar signs attached to those mineral deposits insured this was going to be a town to be reckoned with. The boom hit with a vengeance in the 1880s and would continue through the Great Depression of the 1930s. In that half-century Birmingham became the industrial center of the South with steel mills and blast furnaces going full bore, railroads building in every direction and mines operating 24 hours a day. Around the country Birmingham became known as "The Magic City" or "The Pittsburgh of the South." The population grew from 3,000 to over a quarter million residents.
The Depression doused the explosive growth in the city but the decline in American manufacturing affected Birmingham less than many Northern towns. Steel production continues around the city and the financial sector blossomed into one of the nation's leading banking centers. The University of Alabama at Birmingham emerged as a major medical research facility and is now the area's leading employer.
The Birmingham streetscape mirrors its economic history almost exactly. The major commercial buildings arrived so fast and furiously in the early 1900s that one intersection was billed as "The Heaviest Corner on Earth." Then, from the 1920s until the 1960s not one significant new commercial property was developed. Our walking tour to trace this history will begin at the head of 20 Street North, Birmingham's "main street," in a shady plaza named for the man who, more than anyone else, believed in what the town could become when all anyone could see was "a poor, insignificant Southern village" not even worthy of Union attack in the Civil War... |
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By Russell Helms
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Part of Menasha's premier series of city hiking guides, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Birmingham profiles the area's best day hikes within roughly an hour's drive of the Birmingham metro area. Whereas many urban areas farther north experience defined hiking seasons, Birmingham’s moderate winter climate encourages hiking year-round. Helpful list of hikes in the front of the book for special interests best hikes for children, scenic hikes, hikes good for wildlife viewing or seeing waterfalls, best hikes with historic sites and more make it easy to select the perfect hike for trekkers of all skill levels. |
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By Todd Keith
Thunder Bay Press
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Since its official founding in 1871, Birmingham, Alabama has been known by many names, including The Magic City” and Little Birmy,” but today it’s best remembered as the epicenter of the American Civil Rights Movement. Discover Birmingham’s rise as a southern industrial power, its role during the 60s, and its rebirth in the 21st century in Birmingham Then and Now. See the city’s most popular sites, including Jemison’s House, Vulcan Park, Red Mountain, and the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse where the Reverend Martin Luther King called for an end to segregation. Pay a sobering visit to the 16th Street Baptist Church, the site of a bombing that killed four little girls in 1963 and became the turning point in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Though the bomb ripped a hole in the back of the building and destroyed all but one window, the church has been restored and remains an important monument in American history. Meet Miss Blanche,” proprietor of Madame Bernard’s Brothelreputed to be the best house in town. Her next-door neighbor, Old Lady Barfield,” ran a brothel of her own. See these houses of ill repute in all of their then-and-now glory. |
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By Lyn Wilkerson
Caddo Publications USA
Released: 2009-04-24
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This segment in the American Auto Trails series travels the breadth of Alabama, from the Georgia State Line and the Talladega National Forest, to the beginnings of the lowlands of Mississippi. U.S. Highway 78 was originally designated as the Bankhead Highway. As progress in transport continues, the old highway will soon be replaced by the new Interstate 22 from Birmingham to Memphis. This guide maintains some of the history of the original road for the future. |
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This is a detailed map of Birmingham, Alabama. Complete coverage for the cities and surrounding areas, with an inset map for downtown. Plus most major tourist and business districts. When you flip the maps over, you will find a complete street index and a "city and vicinity" map of the entire metro area |
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By James R. Bennett
University Alabama Press
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This guidebook of historic iron-production sites is designed to give the reader a factual and illuminating look at the people and events that shaped Birmingham into one of America’s leading steel centers. Iron & Steel is heavily illustrated with both color and historical black-and-white photographs. It can be used while visiting parks or read as a coherent volume before or after a visit. The book contains chapters devoted to the larger preserved sites open to the public, such as Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark and Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park. It also highlights lesser-known, yet still accessible, sites such as Blocton Coke Ovens Park. The work provides easy-to-follow maps for every site as well as driving directions to the more remote locations, giving visitors easy access to all the notable iron and steel sites in Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, and Bibb counties. Each chapter also includes a variety of historical information, with accompanying photographs, in order to present the reader with a detailed and comprehensive account of the Birmingham Iron and Steel District. Featured sites include: Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park; Shelby Ironworks Park; Billy Gould Coke Ovens Park; Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park; Oxmoor Furnace Site; Irondale Furnace Park; Helena Rolling Mill Site; Red Mountain Park, Iron Ore Mines; Lewisburg Coke Ovens Park; Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark; Ruffner Mountain Nature Center; Blocton Coke Ovens Park; and Vulcan Park and Museum. |
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By James L Baggett
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HISTORIC PHOTOS OF BIRMINGHAM captures the remarkable journey of this cultural city of the South, with still photography from the finest archives of city, state and private collections. Through the late 1800's, the roaring Twenties, two World Wars and into the modern era, Birmingham has continued to grow and prosper by maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is the perfect addition to any historian's collection. |
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By Lyn Wilkerson
Caddo Publications USA
Released: 2009-10-03
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This edition in the Slow Travels series explores the State of Alabama. U.S. 11 follows a diagonal from the northeastern corner of the state, traveling along the valleys of the southern Appalachians to Birmingham. Beyond Birmingham, the highway runs through open rolling hills to Tuscaloosa and the Mississippi Line. U.S. 31 bisects the state, starting in the plateau west of Huntsville and traveling south to Montgomery. From the state capital, the highway turns southwest to the panhandle and Mobile Bay. U.S. 72 crosses northern Alabama, following the route of the Tennessee River through Huntsville and Florence. U.S. 78 cuts across the state, passing through the mountains around Talladega, past Birmingham and into the lesser populated territory to the west. Finally, U.S. 80 explores the deep history of central Alabama, starting west of Columbus, Georgia, and passing through the state capitol and along the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail to Demopolis and Mississippi. |
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By Rand McNally
Rand McNally & Co ,U.S.
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