Naming the Shoals: Part IV – Tuscumbia
The city of Tuscumbia is one of the oldest communities in the Shoals. It’s either the same age as Florence or two years younger, depending upon one’s point of view. From the official town history: The...
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You might know most of this…or maybe not…but we bet you learn something!
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Naming the Shoals: Part II – Florence
We last visited the City on the Bluff; now we’ll visit the Queen City. Not familiar with that appellation? That makes you under the age of 40. The term Queen City is used for towns in almost all the...
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Naming the Shoals: Part III — Muscle Shoals
It was 1921 when Henry Ford visited Muscle Shoals. He proposed purchasing Wilson Dam for 5 million dollars and turning the miniscule plat on the map into what he called “the Detroit of the South.”...
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Good Intentions Don’t Always Mean The Results Are Going To Be The Desired Affect
In the state of Massachusetts, a “Fifteen Gallon Law” was enacted in 1838 as an early attempt to limit alcohol sales and consumption. This odd law stated that people had to purchase at least 15...
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