Gen. Bernardo de Galvez

Historical marker location:

51233 AL-225, Stockton, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from Alabama Route 225, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

1746 - 1786.

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.