Oxmoor Iron Furnaces Marker

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Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Oxmoor Iron Furnaces
1863 - 1928

Oxmoor Iron Furnaces Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Tim Carr, September 20, 2008

1. Oxmoor Iron Furnaces Marker

Inscription. First blast furnace in Jefferson County erected near this site (1863) by Red Mountain Coal and Iron Co. Destroyed (1865) by Federal troops: rebuilt (1873) and second furnace added. Successful experimental run made in Furnace No. 2 (1876) using local coke and Red Mountain iron ore: this assured future growth of coal and iron industry in Birmingham area. Owned by a succession of companies, the furnaces were acquired by U.S. Steel Corp. (1907) and later dismantled (1928).

Erected 1989 by Alabama Historical Association.

Location. 33° 25.806′ N, 86° 50.904′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of Shannon Oxmoor Road and Shades Creek Circle, on the right when traveling west on Shannon Oxmoor Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35226, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lover’s Leap (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hale - Joseph Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Park Avenue Historical District (approx. 2 miles away); Overseer’s House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Founding Of Hoover (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. History and Image of Oxmoor Furnace from the Alabama Ironworks Source Book. (Submitted on February 8, 2010, by Tim Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
2. Images of Oxmoor Furnace and Mine sites nearby from District_History_Fan's Flickr Photostream. (Submitted on February 8, 2010, by Tim Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 8, 2010, by Tim Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 340 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on February 8, 2010, by Tim Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.