First United Methodist Church

Historical marker location:

702 Avenue A, Opelika, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Avenue A and South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue A.)

Marker installed: 1987

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.