"Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama."
"'Vulcan,' largest iron man in the world and second largest statue in America, is 50 feet tall and weighs 120,000 pounds. One thumb weighs 170 pounds. This statue is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain, overlooking Birmingham. It typifies the natural resources of the dist...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | "'Vulcan,' largest iron man in the world and second largest statue in America, is 50 feet tall and weighs 120,000 pounds. One thumb weighs 170 pounds. This statue is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain, overlooking Birmingham. It typifies the natural resources of the district, the only place in the world where coal, iron and limestone, the three essentials for making steel, are found together in large deposits." |
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