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Historic Alabama: Shelby Iron Works Furnace No. 1 ruins

Furnace No. 1 ruins at Shelby Iron Works on County Road 42 in Shelby County.

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Retrospect: A look at the history of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank

Founded in Birmingham in 1890, the Alabama Penny Savings Bank was the first financial institution in the state-owned and operated by African Americans

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Historic Alabama: Alabama Metallurgical Corp.

Alabama Metallurgical Corp. equipment.

The Alabama origin of Lehman Bros.

In New York harbor on a mid-September day in 1844, a long voyage to America came to an end for a 21-year-old Bavarian man...

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Retrospect: L.C. Priester — The Pecan King

The story of Huntsville's Keller Motors Corp.

Historic Alabama: November 2021

One of Alabama’s most venerable businesses is turning 125 this year. Royal Cup Coffee began percolating in 1896.

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