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BTC Statue to Statue 15k

Sat April 6, 2024
Charity
Vulcan Park and Museum

Goal: $1,000

About Vulcan

Vulcan, Birmingham Alabama’s colossal statue is the world’s largest cast iron statue and considered one of the most memorable works of civic art in the United States. Designed by Italian artist Giuseppe Moretti and cast from local iron in 1904, Vulcan has overlooked Alabama’s largest city from atop Red Mountain since the 1930s.

By 1999, the 50-ton statue was in desperate need of repair. The surrounding 10-acre park was closed. Vulcan was removed from his pedestal. Realizing Vulcan’s importance to the region’s history, city leaders sought public support for its restoration, forming the non-profit Vulcan Park Foundation. The foundation would oversee a master plan to return this colossal statue to his 1904 grandeur. They also created a dynamic educational park complex interpreting Alabama’s rich industrial history for both residents and visitors from across the globe.

Today, thanks to public-private partnerships and a $15.5 million campaign, this beloved symbol of Birmingham and the nation’s iron and steel industry stands preserved and proud as the centerpiece of it rehabilitated and expanded park, now referred to as Vulcan Park and Museum.

Meet Vulcan and learn the fascinating history that makes him so significant to Birmingham!

$362

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$1,000

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$362 Raised By 37 Donors

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$25 from Anonymous
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$10 on behalf of David Eberhardt
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$10 on behalf of Gary Sanford
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$10 from Anonymous
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$10 on behalf of Leslie Harrison
$10 on behalf of Patrick Cooke
$10 on behalf of Rebecca Williamson
$10 on behalf of Shannon Williamon
$10 from Anonymous
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$10 on behalf of Victoria Brakhage
$5 on behalf of Aaron Calvert
$5 on behalf of Chad Sizemore
$5 on behalf of Dariush Moradinezhad
$5 on behalf of David Ansardi
$5 from Anonymous
$5 on behalf of Emma Lewis
$5 on behalf of Hunter Garnett
$5 on behalf of James Jackson
$5 on behalf of Martha-Rosalind Stainton
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