The Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company (TCI) was founded in Tennessee in 1852. After moving to Birmingham through an 1886 merger, TCI President Enoch Ensley imagined building a steel empire. TCI was on the verge of becoming one of the most significant iron and steel companies in the United States. TCI purchased 600 acres of land from the Ensley Land Company to build […]

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