Theophilus Jowers Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
WVTM and Alabama Public Radio (Oct. 17, 2025) tell of ironworker Jowers, killed in 1887, whose ghost is said to have moved to Sloss. Sources: WVTM, APR.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Sloss made pig iron from 1882 until 1971 and is now a National Historic Landmark museum (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
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The "Slag" story Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The museum has said the tale of a brutal foreman called "Slag" was invented for its former Fright Furnace haunted attraction, which ended in 2019.
The museum has said the tale of a brutal foreman called "Slag" was invented for its former Fright Furnace haunted attraction, which ended in 2019.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public Open Tue–Sat 10 am–4 pm and Sun noon–4 pm; closed Mon, per the museum's site as shown in search results; the site would not load for us (Sloss Furnaces). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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