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This '''list of Birmingham firsts''' is drawn from [[Bertha Bendall Norton]]'s 1970 book ''Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?'': | This '''list of Birmingham firsts''' is drawn from [[Bertha Bendall Norton]]'s 1970 book ''Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?'': | ||
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This list of Birmingham firsts is drawn from Bertha Bendall Norton's 1970 book Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?:
People
- First boy born in city: Barry McAnally (November 11, 1871)
- First girl born in city: Mamie Morrow
Government
- First voting place: 21st Street North and 2nd Alley North
- First Jefferson County Courthouse: 21st Street and 3rd Avenue North
- First Birmingham City Hall: 20th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenue North
- First post office: 19th Street and 3rd Avenue North
- First public school: Powell School, 24th Street and 6th Avenue North
Retailers
- First grocery store: Allen's Grocery (present site of Empire Building)
- First dry goods store: F. E. Taylor's Dry Goods (20th Street and 3rd Avenue North)
- First hardware store: R. H. Roberts' (2nd Avenue North)
- First drug store: 20th Street and 3rd Avenue North
- First furniture store: 21st Street and 3rd Avenue North
Services
- First hotel: Relay House (1871, present site of Two North Twentieth)
- First school: Bryant's School, 21st Street and 1st Avenue North
- First hospital: Hillman Hospital
Media
- First newspaper: Birmingham Iron Age
References
- Norton, Bertha Bendall. (1970) Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?. Birmingham: Lakeshore Press. p. 8-9