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Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, United States, located in Shelby County in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979.
Mar 30, 2024 · Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, United States, located in Shelby County in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979.
The Silures ( UK: / saɪˈljʊəriːz / sy-LURE-eez, US: / ˈsɪljəriːz / SIL-yər-eez) [1] were a powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, [2] occupying what is now south east Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas. They were bordered to the north by the Ordovices; to the east by the Dobunni; and to the west by the Demetae .
Mar 14, 2024 · ALABASTER – The city of Alabaster has officially denoted its city center as the Siluria Mill District with a new sign in honor of the old Siluria textile mill.
Sep 19, 2012 · The Siluria Cotton Mills, founded by T.C. Thompson, dates back to 1896. Before closing in May 1979, it was the county’s largest one-location employer. The first post office was established in Siluria in 1872.
Siluria was a small cotton mill town (we called it the mill village) about 20 miles or so south of Birmingham. We were poor but so was most everyone else so we really didn't know any better. The company owned the houses and the employees rented them.
