Title: History of Birmingham
Content:  by the end of the century. In 1586 William Camden described the town as "swarming with inhabitants, and echoing with the noise of the anvils, for here are great numbers of smiths and of other artificers in iron and steel, whose performances in that way are greatly admired both at home and abroad". Birmingham itself operated as the commercial hub for manufacturing activity which took place across the Birmingham Plateau, which itself formed the centre of a network of iron forges and furnaces stretching from South Wales and the Forest of Dean to Cheshire. While 16th century deeds record nailers 
Title: Birmingham, Indiana
Content:  Birmingham was laid out in 1868 by Solomon Jones and Isaac Caulk. It may be named after the industrial city of Birmingham, England. Soon after it was platted, Birmingham contained a flour mill, a blacksmith shop and a general store. A post office was established at Birmingham in 1862, and remained in operation until 1901.
Title: Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Content:  Birmingham is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census. Birmingham is the site of the Birmingham Window, a geologic structure created by a Paleozoic thrust fault. Birmingham's early settler, John Cadwallader, settled on a hill above the Little Juniata River and made plans to establish a large city. Legend among the local residents is that it was once in consideration to be the state capital. In the first several decades of the 19th century, the village grew quickly as a hub for commerce being carried on the Little Juniata River and on the nearby Pennsylvania Canal. By 1850, 
Title: Birmingham, Indiana
Content:  Birmingham is an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Title: John Birmingham (astronomer)
Content:  John Birmingham was an only child. He never married but he was reputed to have fathered a daughter. He died at the Millbrook Estate on 7 September 1884 and his house was left to ruin. Birmingham was a devout Catholic. All that remains of his possessions is his telescope, which is on display at the Milltown community museum. In his lifetime however he was well known and well respected, Robert Ball made reference to Birmingham's Observatory in one of his books and John, like William E. Wilson had numerous contacts at Dunsink Observatory.
Title: Birmingham (surname)
Content: Billy Birmingham (born 1953), Australian humorist ; Christian Birmingham, British illustrator ; Dan Birmingham, American boxing trainer ; DeCori Birmingham, American football player ; Edward de Birmingham (died bef. 1538), last member of the Birmingham family to hold the lordship of Birmingham ; George Birmingham (born 1954), Irish politician ; Gil Birmingham (born 1953), American actor ; Joe Birmingham (1884–1946), American baseball player ; John Birmingham (various) ; Kevin M. Birmingham, American Roman Catholic bishop ; Leo Birmingham (1893–1936), American politician ; Peter de Birmingham (12th century), founder of Birmingham as a regional economic centre ; Ray Birmingham (born 1955), American college baseball coach ; Richard Birmingham (died c. 1726), Justice of the Colonial Delaware Supreme Court ; Simon Birmingham (born 1974), Australian politician ; Stephen Birmingham (born 1932), American author ; Tom Birmingham (born 1949), American politician Birmingham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: 
Title: Birmingham
Content:  Kingdom, with roughly 1.1 million inhabitants within the city area, 2.9 million inhabitants within the urban area and 3.6 million inhabitants within the metropolitan area. The city proper is the most populated English local government district. Multiple sources: Located in the West Midlands county and region in England, approximately 100 mile from Central London, Birmingham, as one of the United Kingdom's major cities, is considered to be the social, cultural, financial, and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately 20 mile west of the city 
Title: Birmingham
Content: (Excel spreadsheet, archived on 5 January 2016 at The National Archives) ; Birmingham is commonly referred to as the "second city of the United Kingdom". (Excel spreadsheet, archived on 5 January 2016 at The National Archives) ; Birmingham is commonly referred to as the "second city of the United Kingdom". Birmingham is commonly referred to as the "second city of the United Kingdom". Birmingham is commonly referred to as the "second city of the United Kingdom". Birmingham is commonly referred to as the "second city of the United Kingdom". Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is the second-largest city, urban area and metropolitan area in England and the 
Title: Birmingham, Alabama
Content:  Elyton. It grew from there, annexing many more of its smaller neighbors, into an industrial and railroad transportation center with a focus on mining, the iron and steel industry, and railroading. Birmingham was named for Birmingham, England; one of that nation's major industrial cities. Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry. In one writer's view, the city was planned as a place where cheap, non-unionized, and African-American labor from rural Alabama could be employed in the city's steel mills and blast furnaces, giving it a competitive advantage over industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast. From its founding through the end of the 1960s, Birmingham was a 
Title: Birmingham
Content:  Birmingham is located in the centre of the West Midlands region of England on the Birmingham Plateau – an area of relatively high ground, ranging between 500 and 1,000 ft above sea level and crossed by Britain's main north–south watershed between the basins of the Rivers Severn and Trent. To the south west of the city lie the Lickey Hills, Clent Hills and Walton Hill, which reach 1033 ft and have extensive views over the city. Birmingham is drained only by minor rivers and brooks, primarily the River Tame and its tributaries the Cole and the Rea. The City of Birmingham forms a conurbation with the largely residential borough of Solihull to the south east, and with the city of Wolverhampton and the industrial towns of the Black Country to the north west, which form 

Question: Verify the following claims with "True" or "False": Did you know that Birmingham is the home of John Madin?
Answer: True