Decatur County

Historical marker location:

8636 John T. Reid Parkway, Woodville, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Lee Highway/John T. Reid Parkway (State Highway 2/72) and County Road 7, on the left when traveling west on Lee Highway/John T. Reid Parkway.)

1821~1825.

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.