1830

1830 was 41 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 11th year of Alabama statehood.

Events

• Daniel Hillman constructed a bloomery forge in Roupes Valley.
• Warton Chamblee purchased the Peter Ingle residence.
• Bucksville was recognized as a post office.

Works

Buildings

• Chamblee-Sterne House
• John Drish residence (construction began)

Individuals

Alburto Martin

Births

• January 31: J. F. B. Jackson, business investor
• March 31: Christian Enslen, merchant and banker
• July 9: Alburto Martin, attorney
• August 6: William Nabers, farmer and Birmingham founder
• October: John Webb, owner of the Webb Saloon
• December 30: Nathaniel Lupton, University of Alabama president

Context

In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was founded. Belgium declared independence from the Netherlands. The lawnmower was patented.

Notable births included hat maker John Batterson Stetson, optical instrument maker John Jacob Bausch, and poet Emily Dickinson. Notable deaths included painter Thomas Lawrence, King George IV of the United Kingdom, philosopher Adam Weishaupt, Pope Pius VIII, and revolutionary Simón Bolívar.

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