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* November 8: The ''[[Daily Birmingham Age]]'' and ''[[Daily Herald]]'' merge to form the ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''. | * November 8: The ''[[Daily Birmingham Age]]'' and ''[[Daily Herald]]'' merge to form the ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''. | ||
* December 4: The body of [[Mary Hawes]] is found floating in [[East Lake]] by two boaters. | * December 4: The body of [[Mary Hawes]] is found floating in [[East Lake]] by two boaters. | ||
==Buildings== | |||
* First [[Watts Building]] (demolished [[1927]]) | |||
* [[Thomas Furnace]] and [[Bessemer Furnaces]] go into blast. | |||
[[Category:1888|*]] | [[Category:1888|*]] | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 1 June 2006
1888 was the 17th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- B. A. Thompson succeeds Judge A. O. Lane as Mayor of Birmingham
- March 14: Rufus N. Rhodes publishes the first edition of the Birmingham Evening News.
- July 19: Death of Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in Red Mountain Cemetery.
- September 1: Joseph Smith succeeds Samuel Truss as Jefferson County sheriff.
- November: President Grover Cleveland visits Birmingham.
- November 8: The Daily Birmingham Age and Daily Herald merge to form the Birmingham Age-Herald.
- December 4: The body of Mary Hawes is found floating in East Lake by two boaters.
Buildings
- First Watts Building (demolished 1927)
- Thomas Furnace and Bessemer Furnaces go into blast.