Birmingham, Alabama

The Founding Of Birmingham, Alabama

Hamilton Historical Records

In 1871, Birmingham, Alabama was founded at the crossing of two rail lines near one of the world’s richest deposits of minerals. The city was named for Birmingham, England, the center of that country’s iron industry. Presently, Birmingham is the youngest large city in the state of Alabama.

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

I'm a historian and legal expert from Virginia who is related to individuals who rode on the Mayflower, founding father George Mason IV, three Union veterans from the U.S. Civil War, and President Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt’s family.

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