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Shoals History Lessons

Learn all about our area's local history with these short history lessons.

Gravelly Springs

Gravelly Springs near Waterloo is the spot where the largest cavalry force in the Western Hemisphere...

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Thomas J. Phillips

Thomas J. Phillips, the “Merchant Prince” of East Florence, was President of the East Florence Bank,...

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Colbert Theater

Built by the Muscle Shoals Theatre group (owned by Louis & Stanley Rosenbaum), the Colbert Theatre w...

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