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Birmingham (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.5167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 086 48 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -86.8000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in N central Alabama; Birmingham was founded near Elyton by land company at junction of E-W & N-S railroads; leading industrial center of South, known for iron & steel; site of civil rights drives led by Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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| Birmingham (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Birmingham, England |
| Elyton (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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site was settled as Elyton in 1813, Birmingham was founded nearby in 1870 & later merged with Elyton |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1871, now the largest city in the state |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for iron & steel, mining machinery, steel tanks, freight cars, metal products, aircraft & chemicals, now diversifying |
| mining center (C) |
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for coal, hematite, limestone, dolomite, graphite, marble, bauxite & other minerals |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for electrical equipment, cotton products, food processing, carbide, acetylene, shellac, waxes, spices, grits & cement |
| port of entry (C) |
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with barge canal leading to seaport of Mobile on the Gulf of Mexico |
| medical center (C) |
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for medical & dental colleges of University of Alabama, Southern Research Institute & many specialized hospitals & clinics |
| educational center (C) |
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for Birmingham Southern, Daniel Payne & Miles colleges, for University of Alabama in Birmingham & for Samford University |
| tourist center (C) |
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for Museum of Art, opera, theater, ballet, symphony, State Fair, Camellia Show, Festival of Arts & antebellum homes |
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