Birmingham Birmingham is composed of many neighborhoods and outlying areas, several of which are separate cities with their own governments and school systems. The main geographical feature of Birmingham is Red Mountain, whose iron, coal, and limestone deposits were the city's original sources of wealth and its reasons for being. Many spectacular views of the city can be enjoyed from Vulcan Park at the top of Red Mountain.
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There are many beautiful examples of early 20th-century architecture remaining from Birmingham's heyday. One of the most impressive is the Alabama Theatre, which was ...Birmingham Overview