Ephraim Kirby's Grave

Historical marker location:

Mt. Vernon, Alabama

( Marker is on Old Military Road East (Alabama Route 96) 0.1 miles north of Old Military Road South, on the right when traveling north.)

Mount Vernon History Trail.

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.