12 Facts About Florence AL

Florence AL is the largest and principal city of the Florence AL-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area commonly known as "The Shoals".

Landmarks in Florence AL include the 20th-century Rosenbaum House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home located in Alabama.

Florence AL is located on Wilson Lake and Pickwick Lake, bodies of water on the Tennessee River dammed by Pickwick Dam and Wilson Dams.

Evidence for human habitation in the Florence AL area goes back to at least 500 BCE, when the Florence AL Indian Mound, the largest of its type in the Tennessee Valley, was constructed as an earthwork during the Woodland period.

Florence AL bought the land, believing that Florence's location along Jackson's Military Road and at the end of the treacherous Muscle Shoals rapids on the Tennessee River would enable it to develop as a major commercial center.

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Florence AL quickly became a commercial hub on the Tennessee River, but it did not reach the level its founders had hoped.

Florence AL did grow quickly enough to be incorporated by the State Legislature in 1826.

Florence AL High is located at the former Bradshaw site in the eastern part of the city.

City of Florence AL is home to several museums, historical sites and numerous parks that serve the cultural and recreational needs of citizens and tourists.

Florence AL is the merger point for two major US Highways, as well as several Alabama Highways.

Florence AL is served by the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals.

Huntsville International Airport, another option for Florence AL residents, offers service to eleven domestic destinations, and is an hour's drive from Florence AL.