Birmingham District

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historical region industrial region

The Birmingham District is a historically significant industrial region in Alabama known for its rich coal, iron ore, and limestone resources that fueled major steel and iron production.

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Birmingham District canonical 2
Birmingham District industrial region 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ
associatedWith Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ
centeredOn Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo urban growth of Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentRole industrial heritage and diversified economy region ⓘ
declineBegan mid-20th century ⓘ
developedRapidlyIn late 19th century ⓘ
economicRole major industrial center of the Southern United States ⓘ
geologicalFeature Red Mountain iron ore deposits NERFINISHED ⓘ
Warrior coal field NERFINISHED ⓘ
limestone valleys ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity manufacturing ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
mining ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNaturalResource coal ⓘ
iron ore ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
historicalSignificance center of iron and steel production in the Deep South ⓘ
example of resource-based industrialization ⓘ
impact contributed to industrialization of Alabama ⓘ
shaped social and economic structure of central Alabama ⓘ
influenced African American migration to industrial jobs in the South ⓘ
labor history in Alabama ⓘ
knownFor coal mining ⓘ
iron and steel production ⓘ
iron ore mining ⓘ
limestone quarrying ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ
majorGrowthPeriod 1880s ⓘ
1890s ⓘ
majorIndustry coal ⓘ
iron ⓘ
steel ⓘ
nicknamed Pittsburgh of the South ⓘ
partOf Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greater Birmingham metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodOfPeakProduction early 20th century ⓘ
transportationLink connected to Southern ports ⓘ
served by major railroads ⓘ

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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company → majorOperationsCenter → Birmingham District ⓘ
Tarrant, Alabama → partOf → Birmingham District ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birmingham District industrial region
Birmingham District iron ore field → locatedIn → Birmingham District ⓘ
Birmingham District iron ore field → partOf → Birmingham District ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birmingham District industrial region