Piper / Coleanor

Historical marker location:

West Blocton, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Cahaba River Drive (County Road 24) and Piper Road, on the right when traveling south on Cahaba River Drive.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.