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Sloss Furnaces preserve a former pig-iron blast furnace once operated by the Sloss Furnace Company, founded in 1880 by Colonel James Withers Sloss. The furnaces, which are located in Birmingham, fell into disrepair in 1971 after nearly a century of operation, but were fully restored in the late 1990s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, they are operated as an interpretive history center, metal arts studio, and concert venue, the only 20th-century blast furnaces of their kind preserved as an historic site in the United States. Visitors can explore the furnace site as part of guided or self-guided tours throughout the week and view showings of the documentary film Like It Ain't Never Passed, which outlines the furnaces' history. Annual special events hosted at the furnaces include a barbecue cookoff, a Halloween haunted house, and the annual Breakin' Bread Festival, the largest food and beverage festival in Alabama.

20 32nd St N, Birmingham, AL 35222, Phone: 205-254-2025

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