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Vulcan Park

Vulcan Park. Alexis Bigbee , Alex Pace , Hayden Fulton ,and Kyle Burtram. Facts about the Vulcan. 1. WPA Project 37-1465 was estimated to employ 114 men for six months. The WPA grant covered all costs but design and road construction

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Vulcan Park

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  1. Vulcan Park Alexis Bigbee , Alex Pace , Hayden Fulton ,and Kyle Burtram

  2. Facts about the Vulcan 1. WPA Project 37-1465 was estimated to employ 114 men for six months. The WPA grant covered all costs but design and road construction 2. Between the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Mo. and moving to Red Mountain, Vulcan stayed at the Alabama State Fairgrounds

  3. More Facts About the Vulcan 3.Vulcan was built in 1903 by 114 men . 4. Vulcan is the world's largest cast-iron statue. 5. By 1999, Vulcan needed a great repair. They closed the surrounding park and took Vulcan down, only to put him right back up.

  4. bn Vulcan atop Red Mountain with Birmingham in the background

  5. Lifting Vulcan to his Red Mountain perch, November 1936

  6. Vulcan seen through scaffolding. Photo published in the Birmingham News-Age Herald, April 11, 1937

  7. k Card for the Vulcan Project from Index to Reference Cards for Work Projects Administration Project Files

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