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Designated NHL. May 29, 1981 [ 2] 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.
Joseph Sloss and Clarissa Wasson. James Withers Sloss (April 7, 1820 – May 4, 1890) was a planter, industrialist, and the founder of the Sloss Furnaces, and a leading figure in the early development of Birmingham, Alabama .
The Sloss Iron and Steel Company itself was founded by James Sloss in 1881 as the Sloss Furnace Company. [3] The Sloss Mines produced iron ore from 1882 until the 1960s. The ore that these mines produced were essential to the production of iron at the Sloss Furnaces, making them an important element in the formation of adjacent Birmingham and ...
James Pickering Dovel. James Pickering Dovel (26 December 1868 – 30 July 1948) [1] was an author and inventor who researched and improved blast furnace operations. In 1940 he received the Modern Pioneer Award from the National Association of Manufacturers in honor of his "distinguished achievement in the field of science and invention."
Furnace Fest is an American music festival held over three days at the Sloss Furnaces National Historical Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama. [ 3] It ran annually each August from 2000 to 2003, and has since resumed each September since 2021. [ 4][ 1] As of 2022, Furnace Fest has been held six times, with its most recent edition taking place from ...
On static display at the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark St. Louis–San Francisco 4018 is a class USRA Light 2-8-2 "Mikado" steam locomotive which operated for three decades hauling freight between Bessemer and Birmingham, Alabama (United States), on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (SLSF or "Frisco").
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. Blast refers to the combustion air being supplied above atmospheric pressure. [citation needed] In a blast furnace, fuel ( coke ), ores, and flux ( limestone) are continuously supplied ...
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