Looking for the Friends of Red Mountain Park Site?
As of 10/18 the Friends have moved their site to: www.friendsofredmountainpark.org
The Park wishes to thank the Friends for donating their domain and their ceaseless work on behalf of the Park.
Red Mountain Rising: A History Revealed One Story at a Time
Birmingham was founded in 1871, and much of the city’s success and growth during its first century of existence can be attributed to the mining of iron ore on Red Mountain—and to the miners and other workers who performed the back-breaking labor on which the city rose to prominence. A team of Red Mountain Park Staff, UAB Faculty Members, and local photographer, Melissa Springer are getting out into the community to capture the stories that simply cannot be left untold. Read on to learn more about the Red Mountain Park Oral History Project.
Treasures from the Mountain
With growing public awareness of the progress being made behind the scenes to get Red Mountain Park up and running, people are beginning to donate mining and industrial artifacts for future display at the park’s Visitor Center. These artifact collections will be available for future generations so that they can learn of and celebrate the people who made Birmingham’s mining and railroading past a reality.
View the Park’s Master Plan
The Red Mountain Park Commission has just approved the Phase One Development plan. This will include construction of the ‘Round the Mountain Loop Trail, the Welcome Center, restoration of the Redding Hoist House and new access routes to the park from Lakeshore Parkway on the southside and Ishkooda Wenonah on the northside.
You can browse the proposed Park maps and read descriptions of the different features using our Interactive Map viewer.
Check it out here >
Greetings from the Executive Director
Director Dionne
It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome you to our brand new home on the web! I invite you to use our site to learn more about what Red Mountain Park will mean for you.
Discover Red Mountain Park. Explore all of the ways it honors a unique past and defines a special future. Immerse yourself in the park’s history. Listen to the astounding stories from our Oral History Project. Uncover Birmingham as the amazing place that it truly is. Then examine the Park’s Master Plan and become excited about Birmingham’s future. My hope is that you fall upon a new way to think about Birmingham.
Another thing to be sure to do while you’re here? Stop by my blog each week to keep up with the park’s most current progress.
What's Going on at the Park?
- July 19, 2010
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July 9, 2010
Immodest Proposals, Birmingham Weekly (check out the paragraph in bold)
- July 8, 2010
- June 30, 2010
- June 23, 2010