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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2064_wilson-dam-setting-the-stage_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
With the U.S. entrenched in World War I, President Woodrow Wilson called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals to produce explosives for the war effort—and a hydroelectric dam to power them both. Const…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2063_tva-a-history-of-progress-and-innovation-a-valley-of-hardships_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
The Tennessee Valley Authority is much more than just "a power company." TVA has been proving this for more than 80 years by powering the region's progress and managing the natural resources in its care for the greatest public good.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2061_wilson-dam-cornerstone-of-the-tva-system_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
Wilson Dam is the longest-operating hydroelectric facility in the TVA System and certainly one of the most significant. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, primarily to supply power for nitrate production during World War I, Wilson Dam beca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2060_tva-our-enduring-mission-powering-prosperity_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
TVA has a rich history of improving quality of life and economic prosperity for people and businesses in the TVA service area. As times have changed, TVA has changed with them, updating and refining its focus to better serve it's enduring mission …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205Y_building-a-new-future_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
In the early 1930s, which Wilson Dam serving as the starting point for the newly formed TVA and its river development plan, an era of new prosperity in the region began. TVA embarked on one of the largest U.S. hydropower construction programs ever…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205K_william-leigh_Tuscumbia-AL.html
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The town of Leighton was named in honor of the Reverend William Leigh, son and grandson of Revolutionary War veterans. He was born in Amelia County Virginia, Oct 4, 1790 and moved to Alabama about 1823.
Leigh settled nearby at &quo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-bbb95_wilson-dam_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
During the 19th Century, Muscle Shoals, the shallow but often-flooded rapids of this section of the Tennessee River, impeded navigation, steamboat traffic and agriculture, so the federal government explored the possibility of opening the channel t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQ2_the-singing-river-sculpture_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
This sculpture is dedicated to the many individuals whose efforts made Muscle Shoals and the Muscle Shoals area the "Hit Recording Capital of the World," and to those who continue that legacy.
Legend of the Singing River
The Yuchi an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SL0_the-singing-river-sculpture_Sheffield-AL.html
This sculpture is dedicated to the many individuals whose efforts made Sheffield and the Muscle Shoals area the "Hit Recording Capitol of the World," and to those continue that legacy.
Legend of the Singing River
The Yuchi and other early inha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LBN_george-colbert-memorial_Cherokee-AL.html
This monument is to memorialize Chickasaw Chief George Colbert who operated a river ferry, traveler's stand, and had a home on this Natchez Trace site. Colbert Co. AL was named in his honor.