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Mark in Texas History: New Birmingham was once thriving industrial town
Mark in Texas History: New Birmingham By KLTV Digital Media Staff | May 2, 2021 at 5:49 PM CDT - Updated May 2 at 5:49 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - It was a thriving industrial town carved out of the Piney Woods in Cherokee County but that only lasted about five years. Mark Scirto talked about the Iron Queen of the Southwest in his most recent Mark in Texas History.
New Birmingham got its name from Anderson B. Blevins. Blevins was a sewing machine salesman from Alabama who named the community after Birmingham in his home state. Blevins envisioned an industrial center comparable to New Birmingham’s namesake. And for a short while, it was on its way there.