Ore Crusher at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center

This iron ore crusher in the forest at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center is a reminder of the preserve's past as a mining center. These crushers were used to break mined iron ore into smaller pieces for ease of processing in furnaces.

Historic ore crusher at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center in Birmingham, Alabama
Photograph by Bob Farley
Historic ore crusher at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center in Birmingham, Alabama