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Birmingham Fire Station No. 16 | Photo © 2024, www.abandonedalabama.com

Birmingham Fire Station No. 16

Fire Station No. 16 and Ensley Jail During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Birmingham, Alabama, witnessed significant growth, resulting in the expansion of various city services, including...

Jemison Center | Photo © 2024, www.abandonedalabama.com

Jemison Center

Robert Jemison Jr., Politician and Plantation Owner The old Jemison Center in Northport, Alabama, is named in honor of Robert Jemison Jr., a prominent Alabama business magnate, politician, and...

Republic Steel | Photo © 2023, www.abandonedalabama.com

Republic Steel

Thomas Furnaces Known for its operating years under the Republic Steel & Iron Company, The Thomas Furnaces, a network of iron furnaces situated in close proximity to Birmingham, were established...

Jenkins Brick Company Plant No. 2 | Photo © 2023, www.abandonedalabama.com

Jenkins Brick Co. Plant No.2

Jenkins Brick Company John Michael Jenkins, Founder The Jenkins Brick Company was founded in 1899 by John Michael Jenkins in Wetumpka, Alabama. After losing a leg working as an engineer for the...

Western Railway of Alabama | Photo © 2022, www.abandonedalabama.com

Western Railway of Alabama

The Montgomery Railroad, later known as the Western Railway of Alabama, was one of the earliest railroads in the South. It was founded on January 20, 1832, with tracks being built...

Old Marengo County Courthouse | Photo © 2022 Bullet, www.abandonedalabama.com

Old Marengo County Courthouse

The Town of Linden Settled prior to 1818, the community was first known as “Screamersville”, since one could hear the cry of wild animals throughout the night. Marengo County was created...

morning view postcard

Morning View

Gen. Mitchell B. Houghton Mitchell Bennett Houghton was born on September 14, 1844, the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Bennett Houghton. In July 1861, he enlisted in Newton, Alabama in the...

Adams Grove Presbyterian Church | Photo © Bullet 2021, www.abandonedfl.com

Adams Grove Presbyterian Church

Adams Grove Presbyterian Church, 1985. Robert Gambles Adams Grove Presbyterian Church is a historic Greek Revival-style church building in rural Dallas County, Alabama...

Chilton County Training School | Photo © 2020 Bullet, www.abandonedalabama.com

Chilton County Training School

Undated photograph of the Chilton County Training School. Alabama Register of Landmarks and History. Built in 1924, the Chilton County Training School for African Americans was completed due to the...

Slossfield Community Center | Photo © 2014 Bullet, www.abandonedalabama.com

Slossfield Community Center

Dr. Thomas Boulware, ‘The Old Stork’ The Slossfield Community Center is a complex built in the 1930s by the American Pipe Company as an extension of its health program for workers and...

Old Chilton County High School | Photo © 2019 Bullet, www.abandonedalabama.com

Old Chilton County High School

Old Chilton County High School On December 22, 1913, the Commissioners Court of Chilton County, under Probate Judge Louis Henry Reynolds, appropriated $4,000 for the construction of a new high school...

Sloss Furnaces | Photo © 2012 Bullet, www.abandonedalabama.com

Sloss Furnaces

Sloss Furnaces during its operation. Courtesy of Alabama Public Television. Colonel James Withers Sloss was one of the founders of Birmingham, helping to promote railroad development in Jones Valley...

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