1895 Map of Birmingham
USGS Topo · Published 1895About this map
Birmingham stands as the industrial core of north-central Alabama in this 1887 survey, capturing the city during its rapid late-century expansion into a regional steel and iron powerhouse. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the iron industry, featuring the Old Irondale Furnace and Sloss Quarry, alongside numerous extraction sites such as the Pratt Mines and Sloss Mine. The rail network, including the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham Railroad, radiates from the city center to serve outlying industrial satellites like Ensley and Thomas.
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Editions of this 1895 Birmingham Map
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Historical Maps of Birmingham Through Time
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