Birmingham’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Birmingham. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Birmingham area was historically part of the territory of the Muscogee Confederacy. The most prominent Indigenous settlement in the area in the 19th century was the Upper Creek community of Tvlwv Haco, meaning 'Crazy Town' in Muscogee, located in present-day Indian Springs Village.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Birmingham’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Birmingham’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBirmingham, Alabama, 1885: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Birmingham, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Birmingham, Alabama (1885) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
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From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.