EXPLORE ALABAMA – For Adventure-Spirited Souls Looking for Something A Little Bit Different.
Irondale is a city and suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, and is known as the inspiration for the book and 1991 film “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café”. The city was named Irondale in 1887 after the Irondale Furnace, the first furnace to resume operation following the Civil War.
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Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama
No one seems to know exactly who is haunting Bass Cemetery, but visitors say they have heard screams and felt an inexplicable uneasiness while on its grounds. Reports of paranormal activity are common.
Jefferson county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southernmost edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It is in the center of the (former) iron, coal, and limestone mining belt of the Southern United States.
Jefferson County is the most populous county in the state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, its population was 658,466. Its county seat is Birmingham, which is the most populous city in the state.
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