Siluria, Alabama
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Siluria is a community located in Shelby County, Alabama in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. The community has been annexed by the city of Alabaster. It's named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.[1]
[edit] Notable residents
- Jim Davenport, born in Siluria, major league baseball player[2]
- Willie Kirkland, born in Siluria , major league baseball player[2]
- Cathy O'Donnell, born in Siluria, actress, on July 6, 1923
[edit] References
- ^ "Profile for Siluria, Alabama, AL". ePodunk. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=12201. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ a b Reichler, Joseph L., ed (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th edition ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- Seales, Bobby Joe (n. d.) "Siluria Cotton Mill Company" - accessed February 15, 2007
Coordinates: 33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W / 33.22917°N 86.825°W
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