Concord Center

Historical marker location:

2100 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from 3rd Avenue North near Richard Arrington Jr, Blvd North.)

Marker installed: 2002

Time Capsule.

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.