Sloss Furnace Water Tower - Birmingham, Alabama
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Scooter Bill
N 33° 31.255 W 086° 47.479
16S E 519378 N 3709057
This water tower was part of the cooling system for the historic Sloss Blast Furnace which produced pig-iron from 1882-1971.
Waymark Code: WM4M6B
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 24

Sloss Furnace is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.. It was operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing it became one of the first industrial sites (and the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved for public use. In 1981 the furnaces were designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.
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