The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city of Kimberly developed around a stagecoach station built in the 1830s; it remained in service until 1865. At this time, the settlement was known as Kennelsville. The city then became known as Jefferson, probably after the nearby Old Jefferson coal mine, until the late 1880s. In 1888, the town's post office was relocated to nearby Morris. In 1905, the town voted to change its name to Kimberly because another Alabama town had already claimed the name Jefferson. The town had a population of around 900 by 1910. Local coal mines were primary employers in Kimberly and were active through the 1940s, gradually closing down during the 1950s. Another significant employer in Kimberly was the Dixie Firebrick Company, founded in the 1930s; it was later bought out by A.P. Green Refractories Company. This facility shut down sometime in the mid-1970s. The city officially incorporated in 1952. M…
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kimberly’s history is told.
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Kimberly, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Kimberly is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kimberly has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pinson Main Street Historic District in Pinson, 9 miles away.
Kimberly and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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