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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[May 29]]: A fantastical report of an adventure on an [[underground river]] appeared in ''[[The Daily Age]]''. | * [[May 29]]: A fantastical report of an adventure on an [[underground river]] appeared in ''[[The Daily Age]]''. | ||
* The [[Alabama Surgical and Gynecological Association]] was founded. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Public Library]] was established, but quickly foundered. | * The [[Birmingham Public Library]] was established, but quickly foundered. | ||
* The [[Dora Post Office]] was established. | * The [[Dora Post Office]] was established. | ||
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* The original [[Powell School]] building was damaged by fire and declared unsafe. | * The original [[Powell School]] building was damaged by fire and declared unsafe. | ||
* The [[Relay House]] was demolished to make room for the new [[L & N Station]]. | * The [[Relay House]] was demolished to make room for the new [[L & N Station]]. | ||
* The town of [[Riverside]] was incorporated. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
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* [[October 22]]: The [[Birmingham Paint, Glass and Wall Paper Company]] was incorporated. | * [[October 22]]: The [[Birmingham Paint, Glass and Wall Paper Company]] was incorporated. | ||
* November: A new tile floor was installed in the lobby of the [[O'Brien Opera House]] as a gift from [[Charlie Pierce]]. | * November: A new tile floor was installed in the lobby of the [[O'Brien Opera House]] as a gift from [[Charlie Pierce]]. | ||
* [[December 8]]: Colonel [[Enoch Ensley]] became president of the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]]. | * [[December 8]]: Colonel [[Enoch Ensley]] became president of the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] (TCI). | ||
* The [[Linn Iron Works]] was acquired by TCI. | |||
* [[Molton, Allen & Williams|Molton Realty Company]] was founded. | * [[Molton, Allen & Williams|Molton Realty Company]] was founded. | ||
* What would become [[Southern Progress]] was founded with the publishing of the ''Progressive Farmer''. | * What would become [[Southern Progress]] was founded with the publishing of the ''Progressive Farmer''. | ||
* The | * The [[Pratt Coal and Iron Company]] was purchased by TCI. | ||
=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* ''Mineral Wealth of Alabama'' edited by John Dubose | |||
* ''Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States as to Alabama'' by John Dubose | |||
* "[[Sketches of Alabama]]" by [[Mary Gordon Duffee]] | * "[[Sketches of Alabama]]" by [[Mary Gordon Duffee]] | ||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Brookside mine]] | * [[Brookside mine]] | ||
* [[The Casino]] major refurbishing | |||
* [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]] second building | * [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]] second building | ||
* [[Paul Hayne School]] | * [[Paul Hayne School]] | ||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* December: [[Rube Burrow]] robbed his first train. | |||
* [[December 1]]: [[Thomas Seay]] became [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]. | * [[December 1]]: [[Thomas Seay]] became [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]. | ||
* [[George Bodeker]] moved to Birmingham. | * [[George Bodeker]] moved to Birmingham. | ||
* First [[George Brewer]] and then [[N. D. Van Syckel]] became principal of [[Powell School]]. | * First [[George Brewer]] and then [[N. D. Van Syckel]] became principal of [[Powell School]]. | ||
* [[John Bruce]] became a judge in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[John Carmichael]] was admitted to the [[Alabama State Bar]]. | |||
* [[William Elias B. Davis]] was elected treasurer of the [[Jefferson County Medical Society]]. | |||
* [[Frank Evans]] was elected [[Birmingham City Treasurer]]. | |||
* [[W. P. G. Harding]] began serving as assistant cashier of [[Berney National Bank]]. | * [[W. P. G. Harding]] began serving as assistant cashier of [[Berney National Bank]]. | ||
* [[A. O. Pickard]] became [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service#Chiefs|Birmingham Fire Chief]]. | * [[A. O. Pickard]] became [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service#Chiefs|Birmingham Fire Chief]]. | ||
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* [[October 4]]: [[Etoile Virginia Ashford]] | * [[October 4]]: [[Etoile Virginia Ashford]] | ||
* [[Arthur Dycer]], pastor | * [[Arthur Dycer]], pastor | ||
=== Graduations === | |||
* [[Daniel Greene]] from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] | |||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
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=== Deaths === | === Deaths === | ||
* [[Moses Fields]], first white child born in [[Jefferson County]] | * [[Moses Fields]], first white child born in [[Jefferson County]] | ||
* [[Steve Renfroe]], Sumter County Sheriff (lynched at [[Alamuchee Bridge]]) | |||
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Revision as of 12:49, 18 April 2011
1886 was the 15th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- May 29: A fantastical report of an adventure on an underground river appeared in The Daily Age.
- The Alabama Surgical and Gynecological Association was founded.
- The Birmingham Public Library was established, but quickly foundered.
- The Dora Post Office was established.
- The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad and the Sheffield & Birmingham Railroad arrived in Jasper.
- The first organized celebration of Mardi Gras was held in Birmingham.
- Mineral Springs Park was established by the city of North Birmingham.
- The original Powell School building was damaged by fire and declared unsafe.
- The Relay House was demolished to make room for the new L & N Station.
- The town of Riverside was incorporated.
Business
- February 3: The Caldwell Hotel was incorporated by officers of the Elyton Land Company.
- June 26: The Highland Avenue Railroad opened the first steam-powered dummy line in the South.
- September 28: The South-Side Land Company was incorporated.
- October 22: The Birmingham Paint, Glass and Wall Paper Company was incorporated.
- November: A new tile floor was installed in the lobby of the O'Brien Opera House as a gift from Charlie Pierce.
- December 8: Colonel Enoch Ensley became president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI).
- The Linn Iron Works was acquired by TCI.
- Molton Realty Company was founded.
- What would become Southern Progress was founded with the publishing of the Progressive Farmer.
- The Pratt Coal and Iron Company was purchased by TCI.
Religion
- January 2: Reverend Charles Burkart began delivering Lutheran sermons in Birmingham.
- July 31: The cornerstone of the first Temple Emanu-El building was laid.
- First Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Avondale was founded.
- Alexander Rosenspitz became rabbi of Temple Emanu-El.
- Southside Baptist Church was formed.
- Eldred B. Teague became pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church.
- Samuel Ullman succeeded Isaac Hochstadter as president of Temple Emanu-El.
Works
- Mineral Wealth of Alabama edited by John Dubose
- Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States as to Alabama by John Dubose
- "Sketches of Alabama" by Mary Gordon Duffee
Buildings
- Brookside mine
- The Casino major refurbishing
- First Baptist Church of Birmingham second building
- Paul Hayne School
- Iron Age building
- St Clair County Courthouse addition/modification
- Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell warehouse
- The first St James United Methodist Church building
- Wylam Mines No. 1 and No. 2
Individuals
- December: Rube Burrow robbed his first train.
- December 1: Thomas Seay became Governor of Alabama.
- George Bodeker moved to Birmingham.
- First George Brewer and then N. D. Van Syckel became principal of Powell School.
- John Bruce became a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
- John Carmichael was admitted to the Alabama State Bar.
- William Elias B. Davis was elected treasurer of the Jefferson County Medical Society.
- Frank Evans was elected Birmingham City Treasurer.
- W. P. G. Harding began serving as assistant cashier of Berney National Bank.
- A. O. Pickard became Birmingham Fire Chief.
- Architect W. W. Rose left Birmingham.
Births
- February 27: Hugo Black, Supreme Court Justice
- April 23: Harry Coveleski, baseball player
- July 28: A. Clinton Decker, sanitation engineer and first Mayor of Fairfield
- October 4: Etoile Virginia Ashford
- Arthur Dycer, pastor
Graduations
Awards
- The Birmingham Fire Department's newest steam engine was nicknamed in honor of Bossie O'Brien.
Marriages
- August 25: Edouard Sidel to Jeanne Legras in New Orleans, Louisiana
- November 30: Justice James Stiles to Mary C. Porter
- December 21: Attorney Mitchell A. Porter to Hattie Earle
- December 27: School superintendent John Herbert Phillips to Nellie Cobbs
Deaths
- Moses Fields, first white child born in Jefferson County
- Steve Renfroe, Sumter County Sheriff (lynched at Alamuchee Bridge)
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