The
Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at Sloss Furnaces
20 32nd Street North
Birmingham, AL 35222
September 7, 2022 |
Sloss Furnaces
is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United
States. It 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 and restored
for public use. In 1981, the furnaces were designated a National Historic
Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.
The site currently serves as an interpretive museum of industry and
hosts a nationally recognized metal arts program. It also serves as
a concert and festival venue. A new visitor center was built 2015 and
opened in 2016. The furnace site, along a wide strip of land reserved
in Birmingham's original city plan for railroads and industry, hosts
thousands of students through their education programs per year. The
museum is free to visit during operating hours of Tuesday-Saturday 10:00
A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
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Below: Each
side of the Sloss Water Tower |
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Below: The entry gate and
water fountain at Sloss Furnaces, a National Historic Landmark |
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Below: Blast Furnace |
Below: Cowper Stove |
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