1897
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1897 was the 26th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- The town of Horse Creek was incorporated.
Business
- January: Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk Factory was founded.
- July 23: The City Paper Company was founded.
- The Alabama Brewing Company was established and took over the idled brewery of the defunct Birmingham Brewing Company.
- The Avondale Mills began operation.
Education
- Bessemer City Schools were established.
Individuals
Births
- May 19: Douglas Arant, attorney
- May 30: Sidney Smyer, president of Birmingham Realty Company
- July 11: Bull Connor, Birmingham Commissioner of Public Safety and segregationist
- August 10: Frank Welch, baseball player
- Rucker Agee, investment banker and map collector
- Ottokar Cadek, musician
- Lily May Caldwell, newspaper editor
- Roy Kracke, college dean
Deaths
- August 5: Ellis Phelan, attorney and judge
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