Birmingham’s surrounding hills comprise the only place in the world with a plentiful supply of all the ingredients for iron making. This spurred the city of Birmingham’s charter in 1871 around the crossing of two railroads. The city’s development into a leading industrial center is shown here in photographs and postcard views, some a century old.
Author Bio: Author J. D. Weeks has lived in the Birmingham area for 70 years and has witnessed many of the changes presented here. This is his third book with Arcadia Publishing.
