Whatley, Alabama

Historical marker location:

687 Main Street, Whatley, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Rickwood Drive, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2010

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.