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Scotty Kirkland

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Retrospect: The doctor is in

The legacy of pioneering physician Lloyd Noland.

Retrospect: The Golden Eagle Syrup Co.

Golden Eagle Syrup Co. has been making sticky sweetness since 1928.

Retrospect: James W. Sloss and his BIrmingham furnaces

James W. Sloss and his furnaces secured Birmingham's future when he brought the L&N Railroad to Jones Valley.

Retrospect: Knitted together

The W. B. Davis & Son Hosiery Mill and the resurrection of Fort Payne.

Retrospect: The Haynes Razor Strop Co.

Hunter C. Haynes was an African American entrepreneur that called Selma home.

Retrospect: Turning little rocks into big business

The early years of the Birmingham Slag Co., which was later acquired and became Vulcan Materials Co.

Retrospect: Roanoke’s Ella Smith Doll Company

Ella Smith was determined to produce an indestructible child's toy.

Retrospect: Renowned veterinary surgeon Peter Joseph Patt

Mobile vet treated horses, created cure-alls for man and beast and transitioned his downtown stables to auto parking as times changed.

Retrospect: Birmingham’s first banker

Charles Linn established the National Bank of Birmingham, becoming Birmingham's first banker.

Retrospect: First Harvest

A farmer, a banker and the power of the peanut changed Coffee County forever, as memorialized in this bronze panel at Alabama Bicentennial Park.

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