Industry

Industry (HM1B2L)

Location: Birmingham, AL 35205 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 29.521', W 86° 47.731'

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Iron and steeel manufacturing

Heavy industry, the reason for Birmingham's founding, is still an economic force here today. Foundries and pipe plants dot the landscape, the railroad runs through the city's center, and steam rises periodically in the distance from the quenching of super-heated metals.

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North view from Red Mountain

1. ACIPCO (American Cast Iron Pipe Company)
2. Principal railroad lines
3. Hardie-Tynes Company
4. ABC Coke - Division of Drummond Company
5. McWane Pipe Company
6. Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
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HM NumberHM1B2L
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Placed ByAltec/Styslinger Foundation, Jemison Investment Co., and Jemison and Day Families
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 12:37am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 518995 N 3705852
Decimal Degrees33.49201667, -86.79551667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 29.521', W 86° 47.731'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 29' 31.26" N, 86° 47' 43.86" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1870-1898 Vulcan Trail, Birmingham AL 35205, US
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