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The reservoir/tank is located in the Lipscomb area of Jefferson County. By 1900, TCI was operating 15 iron ore mines in the Birmingham District including the Wenonah #7, and #8 mining camps. In 1880, before TCI became the owner, the #7 mine was operated by T.T. Hillman and Henry DeBardeleben's Alice Furnace Company.
HAER No. AL-52, "Tennessee Coal & Iron Company, Ensley Works, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL", 10 photos, 5 data pages, 2 photo caption pages HAER No. AL-52-A, " Tennessee Coal & Iron Company, Ensley Works, Open Hearth Furnace (Ruins) ", 3 photos, 2 color transparencies, 1 photo caption page
Westfield is an unincorporated community and former coal mining town in Jefferson County, Alabama. [1] It was a coal mining camp for Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. that was purchased by U.S. Steel and developed as a planned steel worker community that was predominantly African American. It was home to Westfield High School.
Decatur, a town of about 55,000 residents, offers a mix of historic experiences honoring its past along with an abundance of new shops, restaurants, and entertainment options.
Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903. [3] According to 2023 U.S. Census data, the average population of Alabama's 67 counties is 76,246, with Jefferson County as the most populous (662,895), and Greene County (7,341) the least. [7] The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2).
Ensley is a large city neighborhood in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.It was once a separate and thriving industrial city. It was formally incorporated on February 12, 1899, but later annexed into Birmingham on January 1, 1910, under the "Greater Birmingham" legislation.
Later TCI eliminated the rental program and sold the homes to the workers. TCI was later purchased by U.S. Steel corporation. Some residents in the community then worked at the nearby Edgewater mine. Today, residents in Bayview work for businesses across the county and are not exclusively associated with the mining industry.
The Woodward blast furnaces were located in what was then called Woodward, Alabama, (an unincorporated area). It was between present-day Brighton and Dolomite, on the site of the plantation of Fleming Jordan, an early planter in Jefferson County. The Jordan plantation was located in present-day Hueytown, Alabama.