1861

1861 was 10 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 42nd year of Alabama statehood.

Events

• Alabama Insane Hospital opened in Tuscaloosa.

Works

Buildings

• Alamuchee Bridge
• Bryce State Mental Hospital
• Kymulga Bridge

Individuals

Births

• June 17: Sumter Bethea, real estate broker
• July 2: John Carmichael, chancellor
• Harry Breeding, architect
• Jere Dennis, newspaper publisher

1860s

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