Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in
Alabaster, Alabama, located in
Shelby County, Alabama 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. It was incorporated on 25 May 1954, but was later annexed by Alabaster in May 1971. It is named for the
Silurian
The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...
geological period because of rocks found there. A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.
Demographics
Notable people
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Jim Davenport, born in Siluria,
major league baseball player
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Willie Kirkland
Willie Charles Kirkland (born February 17, 1934) is a retired American professional baseball player. A right fielder and a powerful left-handed hitter, Kirkland appeared in 1,149 games in Major League Baseball over nine seasons for the San Franci ...
, born in Siluria,
major league baseball player
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Cathy O'Donnell, born Ann Steely in Siluria, actress, on July 6, 1923
References
External links
Ancestry.com: Siluria Cotton Mill Company
Geography of Shelby County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Alabama
Neighborhoods in Alabama
Company towns in Alabama
Cotton mills in the United States
Populated places disestablished in 1971
Former municipalities in Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
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