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Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project

Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project — The BMRR Past and Present!

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ORAL HISTORIES

The anecdotal stories or oral histories in this section have been provided as part of this signs project (Oral Histories from Individuals) or have been copied from publications (Oral Histories from Publications).  To submit a story you have about the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, click here.

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Contents

  • PROJECT SUMMARY
    • Project Description
    • Project Endorsements
    • Logo Explanation
    • Media Coverage of Project
    • BMRR Presentation Available Online
    • Upcoming and Past BMRR Presentations and Tours
  • Blog and Posts
  • Western and Northern Areas — Huntsville Branch No. 1
  • SIGNS
    • Typical Sign Installations (and First Sign, 100th Sign, and 150th Sign) and Signs with Landscaping
    • What is involved in installing a BMRR sign?
    • Installed Signs BY LOCATION With GPS
    • MAP of BMRR Sign Locations
    • Signs in Order of Installation With GPS
    • Report a Sign Problem
    • MILE POST Interpretive Signs
      • Map of Mile Post Interpretive Signs
  • SELF-GUIDED DRIVING & WALKING TOURS
    • Eastern and Northern Areas–Gate City Branch–PART A
    • Eastern and Southern Areas–Red Gap Branch
    • Eastern Areas (Ruffner Mountain to Trussville)–Gate City PART B (Extension) and Trussville Branch
    • Helena Area — Helena and Blocton Branch
    • Southwest Areas–North Branch
  • DONATIONS
    • “100 for 100” Campaign!!!
    • Donate to Project
    • Sponsor a Sign
      • Current Sign Sponsors
        • Major Sign Sponsors
    • In-kind Contributions
    • Other Funding
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  • ORAL HISTORIES
    • Oral Histories from Individuals
    • Oral Histories from Publications
    • Submit a BMRR Story
  • BMRR TIMELINE
  • HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS
    • General Historic Photographs
      • Photographs: Then and Now
  • HISTORIC MAPS
  • HISTORIC STONE AND PIPE CULVERTS
  • HISTORIC TRESTLES, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS
  • HISTORIC STRUCTURES
  • HISTORIC DEPOTS (TRAIN STATIONS)
  • HISTORY OF THE BMRR
    • February 1940 Article Providing History of the BMRR
  • LINKS TO RESOURCES
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