Shelby Iron Works

Steam Engines Powered Shelby

SI steam engine, originally uploaded by JB @ Shelby Iron.

Heavy equipment operators place a Hardy-Tynes steam engine on its pedestal at Shelby Iron Works Park. The antique engine, manufactured in Birmingham, is reminiscent of the steam power that drove manufucturing in Shelby.
The engine's huge flywheel would also soon be in place..
In the background, towering over the site, is the machine shop stack which was constructed as part of the 1868 rebuilding at Shelby Iron.

Post Office Branch

Footbridge at Park, originally uploaded by JB @ Shelby Iron.

The footbridge at Shelby Iron Works Park gets plenty of traffic during Festival weekend. The bridge crosses "Post Office Branch", which cuts its way through the park and flows beside the original 1870 building that served as Shelby's first Post Office. Shelby Iron Works, Alabama was the address for all mail coming through that building for many years. The red roofed building in the background of this photo is the New Dannemora Hotel. Both hotel and post office are privately owned properties located adjacent to the park.
This year's festival is scheduled for October 14 & 15.

Welcome to the park

Shelby Iron Works sign, originally uploaded by JB @ Shelby Iron.

What we call the "I Beam Sign" here at Shelby Iron Works Park in Shelby, Alabama. It is approx. 15 feet in length and constructed of iron, in keeping with the history of this area.