Re: [IRCA] "The Vulcan"

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Brooker wrote:

> Someone at that station is a football historian. The Vulcans were 
> Birmingham's World Football League team. 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Vulcans

The "Vulcan" nickname goes far beyond football. Both the station and the 
team drew their name from the same source - the monumental statue of 
Vulcan that stands at the foot of Birmingham's Red Mountain.

It's a civic landmark, and one of the tallest statues in the country, 
and it was placed there to honor Birmingham's importance as a 
steelmaking center.

s
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