Birmingham, Alabama, located near deposits of iron ore, coal, and limestone – the raw materials used in steelmaking – became the South’s leading industrial city in the late 1800s. In 1909, A.H. Woodward, the twentyish CEO of the Woodward Iron Company, purchased the Southern Association’s Birmingham Coal Barons. Their home grounds was a place named … Continue reading America’s Oldest Baseball Stadium: Birmingham, Alabama’s Rickwood Field