| Sloss Furnace Birmingham, AL |
| Please note: All information and photographs included on this page are a courtesy of Sloss Furnace and the City of Birmingham, AL |
History of Sloss Furnace
Sloss Furnace is a 50 acre blast furnace no longer in working order. Donated to the city of Birmingham in 1971 by the Jim Walter corporation
Sloss Furnace is now a historic landmark. Famous for it's pig iron and quality Steele products many if not all the workers who worked in this
blast furnace also lived in the mill village which was once located near the abandon mill. All that stands of the old mill village is a small shack
style house also known for it's paranormal activity. Sloss Furnace has been featured on many television shows to include "Scariest Places
on Earth" and "Ghost Adventures" and many other documentaries and books.
Sloss Furnace is a 50 acre blast furnace no longer in working order. Donated to the city of Birmingham in 1971 by the Jim Walter corporation
Sloss Furnace is now a historic landmark. Famous for it's pig iron and quality Steele products many if not all the workers who worked in this
blast furnace also lived in the mill village which was once located near the abandon mill. All that stands of the old mill village is a small shack
style house also known for it's paranormal activity. Sloss Furnace has been featured on many television shows to include "Scariest Places
on Earth" and "Ghost Adventures" and many other documentaries and books.
Investigation of Sloss Furnace
Our investigation at Sloss Furnace turned up quite a bit of paranormal activity from voices of both men and small children in the boiler room
location. To the sound of a telephones and working machine sounds. Upon entering the boiler room almost right away, As I went up a small
cat walk to one of the wheel locations I felt something pull on my arm in a downward direction. Shocked I asked if anyone else had every
experienced that in that location when I was informed that the boiler room is one of the more active areas of Sloss. EVP's from this location
can be heard on the EVP page of this site. One of our Junior Investigators experienced a push while walking on the outside grounds. Just
outside the tunnel. Jr. Investigator CoCo seemed to be walking casually when he suddenly stumbled and lunged forward. I was walking right
next to him when it happened and was almost certain he didn't trip on anything. He asked who pushed him as he did feel a push in the back.
Some what shaken but ok he moved on. While I stayed on my guard since whatever it was that pushed him wasn't felt or known to me. An
experience I can't explain.
Other phenomenon reported within the tunnel itself range from voices being heard to footsteps that seem to walk toward you or behind you.
You can see the video footage captured by our team on the video page. Our group along side Our Host Druid City Paranormal had a
wonderful experience at Sloss and will be back soon. We'd like to Thank DCP and Sloss Furnace for the opportunity to come in and
investigate.
Our investigation at Sloss Furnace turned up quite a bit of paranormal activity from voices of both men and small children in the boiler room
location. To the sound of a telephones and working machine sounds. Upon entering the boiler room almost right away, As I went up a small
cat walk to one of the wheel locations I felt something pull on my arm in a downward direction. Shocked I asked if anyone else had every
experienced that in that location when I was informed that the boiler room is one of the more active areas of Sloss. EVP's from this location
can be heard on the EVP page of this site. One of our Junior Investigators experienced a push while walking on the outside grounds. Just
outside the tunnel. Jr. Investigator CoCo seemed to be walking casually when he suddenly stumbled and lunged forward. I was walking right
next to him when it happened and was almost certain he didn't trip on anything. He asked who pushed him as he did feel a push in the back.
Some what shaken but ok he moved on. While I stayed on my guard since whatever it was that pushed him wasn't felt or known to me. An
experience I can't explain.
Other phenomenon reported within the tunnel itself range from voices being heard to footsteps that seem to walk toward you or behind you.
You can see the video footage captured by our team on the video page. Our group along side Our Host Druid City Paranormal had a
wonderful experience at Sloss and will be back soon. We'd like to Thank DCP and Sloss Furnace for the opportunity to come in and
investigate.
Audio Evidence
Several EVP's from Sloss were gathered on this investigation. Majority were caught in the Blower room. Sloss also provided our team with
some personal experiences. The sounds of Machinery and even men talking can be heard in the tunnel and even on the surrounding
grounds.
Several EVP's from Sloss were gathered on this investigation. Majority were caught in the Blower room. Sloss also provided our team with
some personal experiences. The sounds of Machinery and even men talking can be heard in the tunnel and even on the surrounding
grounds.
 | Director Faith Serafin of APRT and Co Director of | |
| DCP Liz Chandler ask questions inside the blower room at Sloss Furnace and get several reponses |
Photo and Video Evidence
These photo's where captured by part-time investigator and historian John Mark Poe. The photo on the left shows an odd floating material. It
has mass to it and is dense so I ruled out the possibility of it being dust. However in the second photo on the right it material is gone. These
photos where taken only milli-seconds apart. Currently we have this evidence labeled as inconclusive.
These photo's where captured by part-time investigator and historian John Mark Poe. The photo on the left shows an odd floating material. It
has mass to it and is dense so I ruled out the possibility of it being dust. However in the second photo on the right it material is gone. These
photos where taken only milli-seconds apart. Currently we have this evidence labeled as inconclusive.
Left:This photograph has been digitally enhanced so that you
can view the differences in light and see that the strange
green glow is prominent enough to block out the light behind
it. While this could be ruled as simple camera shutter it's
never the less a strange photo since there is no green light
for the camera to detect.
UPDATE: The Alabama Paranormal Research Team and
Druid City Paranormal were on site at Sloss several months
before Ghost Adventures filmed an episode from Sloss
Furnace. Zaks group did find similar evidence in the same
area at Sloss. A light in the same area this photograph was
taken. They also picked up simliar voices of children. This
helps validate our evidence from our investigation at Sloss
Furnace. Click the link below to see the Ghost Adventures
footage of the evidence captured at Sloss Furnace
can view the differences in light and see that the strange
green glow is prominent enough to block out the light behind
it. While this could be ruled as simple camera shutter it's
never the less a strange photo since there is no green light
for the camera to detect.
UPDATE: The Alabama Paranormal Research Team and
Druid City Paranormal were on site at Sloss several months
before Ghost Adventures filmed an episode from Sloss
Furnace. Zaks group did find similar evidence in the same
area at Sloss. A light in the same area this photograph was
taken. They also picked up simliar voices of children. This
helps validate our evidence from our investigation at Sloss
Furnace. Click the link below to see the Ghost Adventures
footage of the evidence captured at Sloss Furnace
This is a day time photo of the area were the
strange light was captured by the Alabama
Paranormal Research Team and Ghost
Adventures.
strange light was captured by the Alabama
Paranormal Research Team and Ghost
Adventures.
Non Paranormal Photo's and Information
Sloss Furnace is a great location with history and a vareity of paranormal activity that ranges from full body apparitions, lights, mists, voices,
and even physical sensations like being touched.
Sloss Furnace is a great location with history and a vareity of paranormal activity that ranges from full body apparitions, lights, mists, voices,
and even physical sensations like being touched.
These huge generators located just outside the boiler room
where used to generate power to turn the huge wheels inside
the boiler room.
where used to generate power to turn the huge wheels inside
the boiler room.
| These huge wheels where turned by huge electrical turbines located in the above photo. The wheels helped turn the slag used for making steel. There are reports of employees who fail into these wheels and where riped apart. The fences where not added until safety measures called for better working conditions. |
| These catwalks where used by the workers at Sloss to get them from one location of the boiler room to another in a timely manner. They are small and narrow and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! |
