Henry Deobardeleben Case

-Henry DeBardeleben was named the general manager of Pratt Coal and Coke Company. When Pratt sold the Pratt Coal and Coke Company to Enoch Ensley, DeBardeleben founded his own company called DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company. He also owned over 4,000 acres in southwest of Birmingham He later sold this land for over $13 million to the TCI railroad company.
-In 1871, James Sloss persuaded L&N Railroad to expand their lines to Birmingham. The Railroad impacted Birmingham and coined the name "Magic City". Sloss was also involved in leasing Oxmoor Furnace, forming Pratt Coal and Coke Company and the creation of Sloss Furnaces.
-John T Milner determined that the South & North Alabama Railroad would cross the Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad which