Centennial Hill

Historical marker location:

638 South Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of South Union Street and High Street, on the left when traveling north on South Union Street.)

Marker installed: 1992

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.