Exploring Alabama – The Mystery of Marvel Mine

[ghostownguy57]

Thanks for the report. Great pictures, new and old. I like to explore places like this too. I want to see as much as I can, before it dissapears.

[Queen of Spades]

Originally Posted by DeBandi

So much of our southern industrial heritage has fallen victim to either the Scrap heap or the Strip mine. The Cahaba Coal Fields were the foundation of industry and economic growth during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

I wanted to explore this location before it disappears forever.

Apologies for dredging up this ancient post, but I wondered if you have any of these photos on another site somewhere? The history is fascinating, would love to see some photos to go along with the text.

Are there any active steel mills left in Alabama?

[JeeBee]

Originally Posted by Queen of Spades

Apologies for dredging up this ancient post, but I wondered if you have any of these photos on another site somewhere? The history is fascinating, would love to see some photos to go along with the text.

Are there any active steel mills left in Alabama?

I'm also interested in this. I go back from time to time and reread these awesome threads of DeBandi's. I miss the history and the way it was presented. I hate to see them lost. The rides with history are some of my favorite threads.