Town Of Mentone

Historical marker location:
5972 Alabama Highway 117, Mentone, Alabama
( Marker is on State Highway 117, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2010

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Alabama is home to the largest cast iron statue in the world. The Vulcan statue, located in Birmingham, stands 56 feet tall and weighs over 100,000 pounds. It was built in 1904 for the St. Louis World's Fair and was later brought to Birmingham as a symbol of the city's industrial might.