Talladega Raceway and Sloss Furnaces Museum
Barkers, Owens, Ensigns, Barfuss's We enjoyed walking through three buildings of Race History; Talledega Dad found his beloved M & M Car!! Models and more models every where The seniors took a van ride tour around the huge speedway (2.66 mile loop, seats 80,000) after the race museum. There were special shoes developed so they could paint the 33% slope of the race track curves!! Between the museum visits, we all enjoyed dinner together at a Chinese Restaurant. Sloss Furnaces Birmingham, National Historic Landmark, was the biggest producer of pig iron from 1882-1971 putting Alabama on the map! Coke made from coal burned hotter and would turn iron ore and flux from limestone into pig iron in the blast furnace. Pig iron is the main component in making steel. Birmingham had coal, limes...