Thu, Jul 24
|Lloyd Hall Room 38
Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series | 2025
Come join us for a series of lectures that explore the fundamentals of historic preservation. Historic Tuscaloosa features live lectures from preservation professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise, and includes interaction between participants and presenters through Q&A sessions
Time & Place
Jul 24, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Lloyd Hall Room 38, 503 6th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
Information
July 24 Press Release
Historic Tuscaloosa will continue its summertime lecture series on Thursday, July 24, at 5:30 p.m. Mr. James Lowery will present his lecture on “Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project – The BMRR Past and Present,” in room 38 in Lloyd Hall at the University of Alabama. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
Mr. Lowery will discuss how the Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project is installing signs designating where the Birmingham Mineral Railroad (BMRR) ran throughout Birmingham and central Alabama during its century-long era. Thus far, 199 signs have been installed in all six counties that were served by the BMRR in central Alabama, and more signs are scheduled to be installed.
This presentation will describe the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, show maps and photographs from its steam engine era, describe where it ran in the Birmingham area and Tuscaloosa, show how the…