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Revision as of 09:05, 1 September 2018
1906 was the 35th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- Elm Leaf Cemetery was renamed Elmwood Cemetery.
- October 16: Vulcan went on display at the Alabama State Fairgrounds for the 1906 Alabama State Fair.
- 1906 Brookside strike
Business
- William Donovan founded the Donovan Provision Company, now Red Diamond.
- W. A. Watts founded the Cement Block & Manufacturing Co.
- Standard Portland Cement opened a plant in Leeds.
- The Tutwiler Coal, Coke & Iron Company was reincorporated as the Birmingham Coal & Iron Company.
- New boilers were installed at Sloss Furnaces.
- The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company was acquired by U.S. Steel.
- The First National Bank of Ensley merged with the Bank of Ensley.
- The Bank of Alabama (Ensley) was founded.
- Sidney Lee began selling ginger-flavored tonic under the "Buffalo Rock" name.
- December 4: William Lay founded the Alabama Power Company in Gadsden.
Education
- The North Alabama Conference College was renamed Birmingham College.
Government
- March 21: The Birmingham Board of Aldermen voted to display the Vulcan statue in Capitol Park, but never followed through.
- D. F. Sugg was elected Mayor of Ensley in the 1906 Ensley municipal election.
- B. B. Comer was elected Governor of Alabama in the 1906 general election.
Religion
- McElwain Baptist Church purchased a pipe organ.
- Frederick Weidman succeeded Henry Heise as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church.
Sports
- Harry Vaughn's 1906 Birmingham Base Ball Club went 85-47 on their way to their first Southern Association title.
- October 7: The Fairgrounds Raceway hosted its first motorcycle race.
- November 17: Alabama defeated Auburn 10-0 in the Alabama-Auburn Game at the Alabama State Fairgrounds.
Individuals
- Architect S. Scott Joy joined the firm of Wheelock & Wheelock.
Births
- July 7: Satchel Paige, Hall of Fame pitcher
Graduations
- Hugo Black graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law.
- Houston Brice Sr graduated from Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Texas.
Marriages
Deaths
- April 8: Mary Cahalan, principal of Powell School.
- April 9: Laura Burton, physician
- December 20: Hazel Farris, who gained fame as "Hazel the Mummy".
- Joseph Riley Smith, physician
- The fictional James "Slag" Wormwood, mascot of Sloss Fright Furnace, supposedly died in October 1906.
Works
- Paul Cook (August 1906) "Birmingham, Alabama: The Magic City". National magazine
Buildings
- Brown Marx Building
- Ensley Library
- The Jemison Company developed the Mountain Terrace subdivision, now part of Forest Park.
- Shelby County Courthouse (with the 1906 Shelby County time capsule)
- Standard Portland Cement plant in Leeds.
- Expansion of the Buck Creek Mill.
Demolitions
Gallery
Context
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