University of Alabama Press, 2011 eISBN: 978-0-8173-8577-4 | Paper: 978-0-8173-5682-8 Library of Congress Classification HC107.A4A8 2011 Dewey Decimal Classification 338.272409761
ABOUT THIS BOOK | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
“The principal authority for the general treatment of the history of coal, and of iron and steel, in
Alabama is the work of Miss Ethel Armes. The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama is a comprehensive
and scholarly work portraying in attractive style the growth of the mineral industries in its
relation to the development of the state and of the South, in preparation of which the author spent
more than five years.”
—Thomas McAdory Owen, History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography
REVIEWS
“The principal authority for the general treatment of the history of coal, and of iron and steel, in Alabama is the work of Miss Ethel Armes. The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama, is a comprehensive and scholarly work portraying in attractive style the growth of the mineral industries in its relation to the development of the state and of the South, in preparation of which the author spent more than five years.” --Thomas McAdory Owen, History of Alabama
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“The documentation of Birmingham’s industrial heritage began at its apogee, with Ethel Armes.”—Alex Lichtenstein, Labor History
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“A remarkable volume is The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama by Ethel Armes. This handsome work gives a complete history of the development of coal and iron in Alabama. The volume rings with the sentiment of the early pioneers, has quaint photographs of the ruins of old blast furnaces, pictures of the early leaders, letters, bills of lading and illustrations of modern plants.”—Sidney W. Ashe, New York Times Saturday Review of Books, Aug. 20, 1910
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Preface to the 2011 Edition
Introduction
Chapter I
The Planting of the Seed
Chapter II
Records of Early Growth
Chapter III
First Furnace and First Railroad
Chapter IV
Early Records of Jefferson and Walker Counties
Chapter V
Iron Making and Coal Mining in Tuskaloosa County, 1830–1861
Chapter VI
Bibb and Shelby Counties, 1820–1861
Chapter VII
Pioneer Iron Making in Northeastern Alabama, 1830–1861, and First State Geological Survey
Chapter VIII
Early Railroad Enterprises
Chapter IX
Internal Conditions of State and Outbreak of War
Chapter X
Confederate Arsenal and Naval Foundry
Chapter XI
Coal Mining in Civil War Period
Chapter XII
Iron Making in War Period
Chapter XIII
Iron Making in War Period (Continued). The Fall of Selma
Chapter XIV
Resurrection of the Iron Works 1866–1870
Chapter XV
The Founding of a Great Workshop Town, 1869–1872
Chapter XVI
Reconstruction of Oxmoor and Advent of Louisville and Nashville Railroad into Alabama 1872–1873
Chapter XVII
Life Saving Measures 1873–1878
Chapter XVIII
Birmingham Militant 1876–1880
Chapter XIX
A Chapter of Progress 1880–1886
Chapter XX
The Northeastern Counties 1870–1890
Chapter XXI
The Great Boom of Birmingham 1886–1887
Chapter XXII
More Big Business 1886. Records of Sloss Iron and Steel Company and Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing Company
Chapter XXIII
Advent of Tennessee Company into Alabama (1886) and its Early Trials and Tribulations
Chapter XXIV
A Series of Lively Incidents in the Birmingham and Sheffield Districts 1887
Chapter XXV
The March of the T. C. I. 1888–1895
Chapter XXVI
Affairs of Birmingham District 1890–1909. Birmingham Coal and iron Company. Dimmick Pipe Company. Southern Iron and Steel Company. Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Chapter XXVII
Present Day Affairs of Birmingham District (Continued). History of the T. C. I. (Continued). Organization of Alabama Consolidated Coal and iron Company
Chapter XXVIII
The Making of Walker County. Pratt Consolidated Coal Company, Galloway Coal Company, Corona Coal Company, Empire Coal Company and Others
University of Alabama Press, 2011 eISBN: 978-0-8173-8577-4 Paper: 978-0-8173-5682-8
“The principal authority for the general treatment of the history of coal, and of iron and steel, in
Alabama is the work of Miss Ethel Armes. The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama is a comprehensive
and scholarly work portraying in attractive style the growth of the mineral industries in its
relation to the development of the state and of the South, in preparation of which the author spent
more than five years.”
—Thomas McAdory Owen, History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography
REVIEWS
“The principal authority for the general treatment of the history of coal, and of iron and steel, in Alabama is the work of Miss Ethel Armes. The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama, is a comprehensive and scholarly work portraying in attractive style the growth of the mineral industries in its relation to the development of the state and of the South, in preparation of which the author spent more than five years.” --Thomas McAdory Owen, History of Alabama
— -
“The documentation of Birmingham’s industrial heritage began at its apogee, with Ethel Armes.”—Alex Lichtenstein, Labor History
— -
“A remarkable volume is The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama by Ethel Armes. This handsome work gives a complete history of the development of coal and iron in Alabama. The volume rings with the sentiment of the early pioneers, has quaint photographs of the ruins of old blast furnaces, pictures of the early leaders, letters, bills of lading and illustrations of modern plants.”—Sidney W. Ashe, New York Times Saturday Review of Books, Aug. 20, 1910
— -
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Preface to the 2011 Edition
Introduction
Chapter I
The Planting of the Seed
Chapter II
Records of Early Growth
Chapter III
First Furnace and First Railroad
Chapter IV
Early Records of Jefferson and Walker Counties
Chapter V
Iron Making and Coal Mining in Tuskaloosa County, 1830–1861
Chapter VI
Bibb and Shelby Counties, 1820–1861
Chapter VII
Pioneer Iron Making in Northeastern Alabama, 1830–1861, and First State Geological Survey
Chapter VIII
Early Railroad Enterprises
Chapter IX
Internal Conditions of State and Outbreak of War
Chapter X
Confederate Arsenal and Naval Foundry
Chapter XI
Coal Mining in Civil War Period
Chapter XII
Iron Making in War Period
Chapter XIII
Iron Making in War Period (Continued). The Fall of Selma
Chapter XIV
Resurrection of the Iron Works 1866–1870
Chapter XV
The Founding of a Great Workshop Town, 1869–1872
Chapter XVI
Reconstruction of Oxmoor and Advent of Louisville and Nashville Railroad into Alabama 1872–1873
Chapter XVII
Life Saving Measures 1873–1878
Chapter XVIII
Birmingham Militant 1876–1880
Chapter XIX
A Chapter of Progress 1880–1886
Chapter XX
The Northeastern Counties 1870–1890
Chapter XXI
The Great Boom of Birmingham 1886–1887
Chapter XXII
More Big Business 1886. Records of Sloss Iron and Steel Company and Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing Company
Chapter XXIII
Advent of Tennessee Company into Alabama (1886) and its Early Trials and Tribulations
Chapter XXIV
A Series of Lively Incidents in the Birmingham and Sheffield Districts 1887
Chapter XXV
The March of the T. C. I. 1888–1895
Chapter XXVI
Affairs of Birmingham District 1890–1909. Birmingham Coal and iron Company. Dimmick Pipe Company. Southern Iron and Steel Company. Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Chapter XXVII
Present Day Affairs of Birmingham District (Continued). History of the T. C. I. (Continued). Organization of Alabama Consolidated Coal and iron Company
Chapter XXVIII
The Making of Walker County. Pratt Consolidated Coal Company, Galloway Coal Company, Corona Coal Company, Empire Coal Company and Others