National Historic Landmark- Sloss Furnaces

Erected in 1881-82 by noted southern industrialist James Withers Sloss, this is the oldest remaining blast furnace in the area and represents Alabama's early 20th century preeminence in the production of pig iron and cast iron pipe.

The complex, which remained ...

Sloss Furnaces

The crossing of railroads in 1872 adjacent to this site gave rise to the industrial city of Birmingham. In 1881 Alabama railroad magnate and entrepreneur James Withers Sloss, capitalizing on the unusual coincidence of coal, iron ore and limestone in ...