On This Day In Alabama History: Birmingham Was Incorporated
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
Incorporated on Dec. 19, 1871, Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama and the seat of Jefferson County. The city was founded after the Civil War as an industrial enterprise and was named after Birmingham, England’s major industrial metropolis. Birmingham became the primary industrial center for the Southeastern United States. Because of its rapid growth around the turn of the century, the city earned the nicknames: the “Pittsburgh of the South” and the “Magic City.” Birmingham’s major industries were iron and steel production. While industry declined nationwide during the 20th century, the city’s economy grew and diversified. Though it remained a manufacturing hub, the city has become a center for medical research, banking, and publishing.
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