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{{About|the area in the United States|the metropolitan district in England|City of Birmingham}}
The '''Birmingham District''' is a [[Geology|geological]] area in the vicinity of [[Birmingham, Alabama]], where the raw materials for making [[steel]]
==Industrial development==
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Beginning in 1871 with the founding of the City of Birmingham and the construction of the first [[blast furnace]]s, the development of the district enjoyed explosive growth, slowed only by a deficit of skilled labor and investment capital. This boom earned for Birmingham the nicknames "The Magic City" and "Pittsburgh of the South", and also spurred the growth of several independent industrial cities and dozens of [[company town]]s.
By the end of the 19th century, Birmingham was the third-largest exporter of [[pig iron]] in the world, producing 3/4 of United States exports. The region was also a major exporter of coal, and, as technology advanced, became a major steel producing district. With a few notable exceptions such as cast iron pipes and fittings, most of the district's economic output was in basic materials rather than in finished consumer products.
==Documentation and preservation==
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*[[O'Neal Steel]]
*[[Pyne Mine]]
*[[Red Mountain Expressway Cut]]
*[[Republic Steel]]
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