What started as the town of Cove (thought to be just a crossroads when it first appeared in post office records in 1849), grew up after the Civil War when the railroads came rolling in.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) sent Peter Boyle to build a new train station, which he named Helena Station, immortalizing his sweetheart, Helen Lee.
The railroad brought new life and prosperity, and soon the area (including Hillsboro) incorporated into the city of Helena.
The flourishing steel and coal town cooled off during the Great Depression, but as Birmingham has continued to prosper, so now is Helena. And Hillsboro!
USS Real Estate, a division of U.S. Steel Corporation, has been involved in a wide range of public and private development partnerships for over 35 years. Major projects have included two signature hotels: the Contemporary and the Polynesian Hotels at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Throughout Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Alabama, USS Real Estate has successfully developed shopping centers, industrial parks, condominiums, resorts, and golf course communities.
Whatever the use, natural preservation and a dedicated stewardship to the land has always been a priority.
USS Real Estate’s residential communities are renowned for the quality of life they create. Trace Crossings and The Preserve are two highly acclaimed master-planned communities in Hoover and considered among the best places to live in Alabama. USS Real Estate’s newest development, Grand River, is a master planned community in Leeds that will continue this great tradition of quality of life in these great communities.
Each of these communities has been successful because of USS Real Estate’s un-relenting vision for developing family-friendly communities steeped in tradition, yet with a keen eye to the future. Hillsboro promises to be their next great achievement.
