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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MHP_duncan-house_Birmingham-AL.html
The Duncan House was build in 1906 as a home place for James and Lelia Duncan and their eight children in what is now Tarrant City, Alabama. Duncan worked throughout his life in the nearby shops and yards of the L&N Railroad (know CSXI) as water b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B46_slag_Birmingham-AL.html
In addition to making iron the furnace produced a molten waste called slag. Workers drained off the slag periodically through the cinder notch, a hole at the base of the furnace. After processing, the slag was sold for use in the road building and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B44_casting-pigs_Birmingham-AL.html
The Process
The technology of casting molten iron into bars called pigs changed dramatically over the years. Prior to 1931 casting at Sloss took place inside the cast shed. Men cut molds into the sand floor of the shed, allowing the molten iron…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B42_the-stock-trestle_Birmingham-AL.html
The raw materials for making iron—iron ore, limestone and dolomite, and coke—came to Sloss by railroad and were stored in the stock bins below. An inclined, steam-driven "skip hoist" carried the stock to the top of the furnace and dump…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B40_the-blast-furnace_Birmingham-AL.html
In the blast furnace the combination of iron ore, flux (limestone and/or dolomite), coke, and hot air produced molten iron and two waste products: molten slag and blast furnace gas. The molten products collected in the bottom of the furnace and we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B3Z_stock-trestle-tunnel_Birmingham-AL.html
Construction of the stock trestle/tunnel complex was part of the extensive modernization that Sloss carried out between 1927 and 1931. Much of the work focused on mechanizing the charging operations and equipment—the stock trestle/tunnel com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11VJ_kings-spring_Birmingham-AL.html
Avondale Park, dedicated in 1886, is one of Birmingham's earliest parks. The park site was chosen because of its natural spring, which was a popular attraction with the local people, as well as a favorite stopping point for weary travelers along t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11VI_lest-we-forget_Birmingham-AL.html
Dedicated to the sacred memoryof the Avondale Boys ofWorld War II who made the SupremeSacrifice for Liberty and Humanity.Thomas Nelson · Albert W. Moore · James A. Williams · John L. Warner · Wayne Daily · Cheste…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTIO_ironmaking_Birmingham-AL.html
The Industry That Built A CityThe 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 to foundries, where i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTCW_boilers_Birmingham-AL.html
The ProcessThe boiler was the source of power for most of Sloss. The boilers burned blast furnace gas to provide the heat necessary for converting water into steam. The steam produced here powered the blowing engines and turbo-blowers, the skip ho…