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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
[[Image:Robert Henley.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Robert Henley]], Birmingham's first mayor]] | [[Image:Robert Henley.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Robert Henley]], Birmingham's first mayor]] | ||
* [[January 26]]: The [[Elyton Land Company]] was organized at [[Josiah Morris]]' bank office. [[James | * [[January 26]]: The [[Elyton Land Company]] was organized at [[Josiah Morris]]' bank office. [[James Powell]] was elected the company's first president. | ||
* [[March 6]]: Josiah Morris, acting on behalf of the Elyton Land Company, purchased [[Elyton Land Company parcel|1,113 acres]] from [[William F. Nabers|William]] and [[Elizabeth Nabers]]. | * [[March 6]]: Josiah Morris, acting on behalf of the Elyton Land Company, purchased [[Elyton Land Company parcel|1,113 acres]] from [[William F. Nabers|William]] and [[Elizabeth Nabers]]. | ||
* [[June 1]]: | * [[June 1]]: The Elyton Land Company sold the first lots in the new city of Birmingham. | ||
* August: [[Alburto Martin]] sold land that became part of Birmingham to the Elyton Land Company. | * August: [[Alburto Martin]] sold land that became part of Birmingham to the Elyton Land Company. | ||
* [[September 5]]: Birmingham was granted a [[Birmingham Post Office|post office]]. | * [[September 5]]: Birmingham was granted a [[Birmingham Post Office|post office]]. | ||
* [[November 6]]: The first train entered [[Birmingham]]. It was conducted by [[Porter Lewis]] on the [[Alabama Central Railroad]] line. | |||
* [[December 19]]: Birmingham was [[Incorporation of Birmingham|incorporated]]. | * [[December 19]]: Birmingham was [[Incorporation of Birmingham|incorporated]]. | ||
* December 19: Birmingham's first city officials took office, including [[Robert Henley]] ([[Mayor of Birmingham|mayor]]), the first [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]], and [[O. D. Williams]] ([[List of Birmingham police chiefs|police chief]]). | * December 19: Birmingham's first city officials took office, including [[Robert Henley]] ([[Mayor of Birmingham|mayor]]), the first [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]], and [[O. D. Williams]] ([[List of Birmingham police chiefs|police chief]]). | ||
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* The [[Dude Saloon]] opened. | * The [[Dude Saloon]] opened. | ||
* The [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Hewitt & Walker]] law firm was founded. | * The [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Hewitt & Walker]] law firm was founded. | ||
* [[James Sloss]] persuaded the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] to | * [[James Sloss]] persuaded the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] to take over the contract of the unfinished [[South & North Alabama Railroad]], extending its line to Birmingham. | ||
== | ===Religion=== | ||
* [[6th Avenue Presbyterian Church|First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham]] was chartered. | |||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
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* [[John F. McLaughlin]] married the former Ella Meredith. | * [[John F. McLaughlin]] married the former Ella Meredith. | ||
* [[James T. Murfee]] became [[List of Samford University presidents|president of Howard College]] in [[Marion]]. | * [[James T. Murfee]] became [[List of Samford University presidents|president of Howard College]] in [[Marion]]. | ||
* [[Nathaniel Upton]] succeeded [[Matthew Maury]] ad [[List of University of Alabama presidents|president of the University of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[Benjamin Roden]] moved to Birmingham. | * [[Benjamin Roden]] moved to Birmingham. | ||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
[[Image:Richard McNally.jpg|right|thumb| | [[Image:Richard McNally.jpg|right|thumb|105px|[[Richard McNally]], first boy born in Birmingham]] | ||
[[Image:Miss fancy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Miss Fancy]] | |||
* [[January 7]]: [[William Gussen]], owner and director of the [[Birmingham Conservatory of Music]] | * [[January 7]]: [[William Gussen]], owner and director of the [[Birmingham Conservatory of Music]] | ||
* | * [[February 28]]: [[Joseph Lacey]], [[Pratt City Mayor]] | ||
* [[May 11]]: [[Sidney Ullman]], architect and film art director | |||
* [[August 28]]: [[Bob Wharton]], banker and [[Jefferson County Commission]] president | |||
* fall: [[Mamie Morrow]], first girl born in Birmingham | |||
* [[September 17]]: [[Itishey Hagan]], wife of C. D. Hagan | |||
* [[November 12]]: [[Lee Bradley]], attorney | |||
* [[October 12]]: [[Miss Fancy]], beloved [[Birmingham Zoo]] elephant | |||
* [[November 11]]: [[Richard McNally]], first boy born in Birmingham | * [[November 11]]: [[Richard McNally]], first boy born in Birmingham | ||
* [[November 22]]: [[William Mailly]], labor leader and journalist | * [[November 22]]: [[William Mailly]], labor leader and journalist | ||
* [[December 1]]: [[Charles Glenn]], superintendent of the [[Birmingham City Schools]] | * [[December 1]]: [[Charles Glenn]], superintendent of the [[Birmingham City Schools]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Daniel Reamer]], architect | ||
* [[A. A. Peters]], educator and official of the [[Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[May 31]]: [[Lee Bradley]], attorney | |||
* [[June 11]]: [[Walter Drennen]], minister | * [[June 11]]: [[Walter Drennen]], minister | ||
* [[October 16]]: [[Robert Jemison | * [[October 16]]: [[Robert Jemison Jr (Tuscaloosa)|Robert Jemison Jr]], attorney and state assemblyman | ||
===Graduations=== | ===Graduations=== | ||
* [[John Altman]], bachelor of law degree from the University of Virginia | * [[John Altman]], bachelor of law degree from the University of Virginia | ||
* [[Benjamin Franklin Riley]], from Erskine College. | * [[Benjamin Franklin Riley]], from Erskine College. | ||
==Works== | |||
===Buildings=== | |||
* [[Relay House]] (opened [[December 15]]) | |||
* [[6th Avenue Presbyterian Church|First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham]] | |||
* [[Webb Building]] | |||
* [[St John's Episcopal Church]] in [[Elyton]] (structure relocated from [[Ashville]]) | |||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
In 1871, the member-states of the North German Federation and the south German states united into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia was declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. The first U.S. Surgeon General was appointed. The Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria. The Great Chicago Fire left 90,000 homeless. Henry Morton Stanley located the missing explorer and missionary Dr. David Livingstone, greeting him by saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" | In 1871, communards in Paris established a short-lived rule by the proletariat. The member-states of the North German Federation and the south German states united into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia was declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. The first U.S. Surgeon General was appointed. The Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria. The Great Chicago Fire left 90,000 homeless. Henry Morton Stanley located the missing explorer and missionary Dr. David Livingstone, greeting him by saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" | ||
Notable books published in 1871 included ''Little Men'' by Louisa May Alcott, ''Through the Looking-Glass'' by Lewis Carroll, and ''The Descent of Man'' by Charles Darwin. | |||
Notable births in 1871 included Marcel Proust, Orville Wright, Winsor McCay, Cordell Hull, Buck Freeman, Stephen Crane, and Joe Kelley. | Notable births in 1871 included writer Marcel Proust, aviation pioneer Orville Wright, cartoonist Winsor McCay, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, baseball player Buck Freeman, writer Stephen Crane, and baseball player Joe Kelley. Notable deaths included mathematician Augustus De Morgan, astronomer John Herschel, and inventor Charles Babbage. | ||
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[[Category:1871|*]] | [[Category:1871|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:11, 24 February 2023
An engraving of the Relay House
1871 was the year the City of Birmingham was founded.
Events
Robert Henley, Birmingham's first mayor
- January 26: The Elyton Land Company was organized at Josiah Morris' bank office. James Powell was elected the company's first president.
- March 6: Josiah Morris, acting on behalf of the Elyton Land Company, purchased 1,113 acres from William and Elizabeth Nabers.
- June 1: The Elyton Land Company sold the first lots in the new city of Birmingham.
- August: Alburto Martin sold land that became part of Birmingham to the Elyton Land Company.
- September 5: Birmingham was granted a post office.
- November 6: The first train entered Birmingham. It was conducted by Porter Lewis on the Alabama Central Railroad line.
- December 19: Birmingham was incorporated.
- December 19: Birmingham's first city officials took office, including Robert Henley (mayor), the first Birmingham Board of Aldermen, and O. D. Williams (police chief).
- Birmingham Fraternal Lodge No. 384 was chartered.
- Dave Franklin dug a well and built a homestead near Barber Springs.
- Northport was incorporated.
- The Propell post office was established.
- The University of Alabama reopened following the burning of the campus by Union troops during the Civil War.
Business
Dude Saloon token
- May 16: Wallace S. McElwain and his partners sold the Cahaba Iron Works to the new Jefferson Iron Company.
- Robert Henley purchased the Elyton Herald and renamed it the Birmingham Sun. Later, Thomas McLaughlin and James Matthews purchased the Sun and renamed it The Jefferson Independent.
- The Dude Saloon opened.
- The Hewitt & Walker law firm was founded.
- James Sloss persuaded the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to take over the contract of the unfinished South & North Alabama Railroad, extending its line to Birmingham.
Religion
- First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham was chartered.
Individuals
- Fall: Baptist missionary Jonathan Hillyer arrived in Birmingham.
- November 22: James T. Eubank became Jefferson County Sheriff.
- Thomas Jeffers was appointed master mechanic for the South & North Alabama Railroad shops.
- Thomas McDonald moved his family to Birmingham.
- John F. McLaughlin married the former Ella Meredith.
- James T. Murfee became president of Howard College in Marion.
- Nathaniel Upton succeeded Matthew Maury ad president of the University of Alabama.
- Benjamin Roden moved to Birmingham.
Births
Richard McNally, first boy born in Birmingham
- January 7: William Gussen, owner and director of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music
- February 28: Joseph Lacey, Pratt City Mayor
- May 11: Sidney Ullman, architect and film art director
- August 28: Bob Wharton, banker and Jefferson County Commission president
- fall: Mamie Morrow, first girl born in Birmingham
- September 17: Itishey Hagan, wife of C. D. Hagan
- November 12: Lee Bradley, attorney
- October 12: Miss Fancy, beloved Birmingham Zoo elephant
- November 11: Richard McNally, first boy born in Birmingham
- November 22: William Mailly, labor leader and journalist
- December 1: Charles Glenn, superintendent of the Birmingham City Schools
- Daniel Reamer, architect
- A. A. Peters, educator and official of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama.
Deaths
- May 31: Lee Bradley, attorney
- June 11: Walter Drennen, minister
- October 16: Robert Jemison Jr, attorney and state assemblyman
Graduations
- John Altman, bachelor of law degree from the University of Virginia
- Benjamin Franklin Riley, from Erskine College.
Works
Buildings
- Relay House (opened December 15)
- First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham
- Webb Building
- St John's Episcopal Church in Elyton (structure relocated from Ashville)
Context
In 1871, communards in Paris established a short-lived rule by the proletariat. The member-states of the North German Federation and the south German states united into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia was declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. The first U.S. Surgeon General was appointed. The Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria. The Great Chicago Fire left 90,000 homeless. Henry Morton Stanley located the missing explorer and missionary Dr. David Livingstone, greeting him by saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
Notable books published in 1871 included Little Men by Louisa May Alcott, Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, and The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin.
Notable births in 1871 included writer Marcel Proust, aviation pioneer Orville Wright, cartoonist Winsor McCay, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, baseball player Buck Freeman, writer Stephen Crane, and baseball player Joe Kelley. Notable deaths included mathematician Augustus De Morgan, astronomer John Herschel, and inventor Charles Babbage.
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