Brock Gap
Brock Gap is a natural pass across Shades Mountain in Hoover, Alabama, most notable as being the location used by the South & North Railroad to reach the Birmingham area in the late 19th century from the mineral deposits to the south, spurring economic development in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 518 feet
- Description: mountain pass in Alabama, U.S
- Also known as: “Brocks Gap”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoover Metropolitan Stadium and Hoover High School.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nick81aku, Public domain.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, also known as The Hoover Met, is a baseball stadium located in Hoover, Alabama, United States, a suburb of Birmingham. It was home of the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League from 1988 to 2012, replacing historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
Hoover High School
School building
Hoover High School is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Hoover. It is one of two high schools in the Hoover City School System and one of three International Baccalaureate schools in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. Hoover High School is situated 2 miles east of Brock Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helena and Hoover.
Helena
Town
Photo: Civilengtiger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helena is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the state of Alabama. Helena is considered a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. Helena is situated 3 miles southeast of Brock Gap.
Hoover
Hoover is a city in the Birmingham urban area in Metropolitan Alabama, south of central Birmingham. While most nearby attractions in the area are in the city of Birmingham, Hoover is an important shopping/retail area.Pelham
Pelham is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The population was 24,318 at the 2020 census, It incorporated on July 10, 1964 and is a suburb located in the Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama which was home to nearly 1.2 million residents as of the 2020 census.Brock Gap
- Categories: rail mountain pass and landform
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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