A barge is under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co. in Decatur in this 1942 photograph. Ingalls operated a shipyard in Decatur from the 1930s until 1980. Located on the Tennessee River, the facility focused on building small vessels, like barges, while its bigger yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, built larger ships. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This article appears in the January 2026 issue of Business Alabama.
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