The Commercial Hotel was a historic building located in Florence, Alabama just a block from the cour...
The Sweetwater Opera House was an iconic landmark in the East part of city of Florence, Alabama know...
Florence, Alabama is a city steeped in history, with a rich heritage that has been shaped by a diver...
In the late 1800s, the city of Florence, Alabama was experiencing a period of growth and prosperity,...
The Shoals area has been home to many saloons over the course of the area’s history. Many of those w...
The Silver Moon Hotel in Florence, Alabama was built in 1890 by Jere McCluskey. The building was loc...
In January 1890 construction began on a 7-acre campus located at the intersection of Seymore and She...
CIRCA 1900 — Beginning at the Southern Railway depot at the foot of Court street the line ran:
Studying an 1837 map of Florence, Alabama we noticed, along what is now West Irvine, a large plot of...
In the early months of 1890, a valuable mineral spring was discovered in East Florence. These waters...