Birmingham in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Birmingham - Ironville
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021
1. Birmingham - Ironville Marker
The Birmingham and Ironville neighborhoods were so named because of their early iron industries located along Front Street and the Maumee River. This became Toledo's first area of heavy industrial development with iron manufacturing, coal shipping, oil refining, shipbuilding, and flour milling operations. In 1864 the Manhattan Iron Company built a charcoal blast furnace near the river's mouth, securing fuel from nearby forests.
The neighborhood adjoining the site became known as Ironville and is now part of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority site. In 1890 the National Malleable Casting Company sponsored nearly a hundred Hungarian families to move to East Toledo. These immigrants formed the core of the Birmingham neighborhood which continues to retain its strong ethnic heritage and cultural pride.
Erected 1987 by St. Charles Hospital, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-48.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 41° 39.785′ N, 83° 29.809′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); James B. Steedman (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jamie Farr Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Propellers (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Col. James M. Schoonmaker (approx. 1.1 miles away); SS Col. James M. Schoonmaker (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Col. James M. Schoonmaker (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.
Also see . . . National Malleable Castings Company. Photo of factory circa 1920 (Submitted on May 2, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021
2. Birmingham - Ironville Marker reverse
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021
3. Birmingham - Ironville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on May 1, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
