Republic Steel in Gadsden

Factory building of Republic Steel (founded in 1903 as Gulf States Steel), in Gadsden, central Etowah County. The facility closed in 2000.

Interior of Republic Steel in Gadsden, showing furnaces, rail tracks, and industrial equipment inside the mill.
Courtesy of Birmingham Public Library Archives
Interior of Republic Steel in Gadsden, showing furnaces, rail tracks, and industrial equipment inside the mill.