Erected in 1835

Historical marker location:

216 Westside Square, Huntsville, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Westside Square and Fountain Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Westside Square.)

Marker installed: 1955

This building has since been occupied by.

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.