For as long as people have lived in the Shoals area, there have been innovators. These are citizens who took that next step and helped put Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and Muscle Shoals on the map as an area of innovation and entrepreneurs. We are still an area of innovators. All it takes are your ideas. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
In 1880, Florence, Alabama resident David C. Williams patented a fruit picker with a pivoting basket that ensured each piece of fruit was safely harvested. Mr. Williams took that next step and helped put the Shoals on the map as an area of innovation. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
In 1877, Florence, Alabama resident T.E. Smoot patented an improved garden plow that was designed to be used without a team. Mr. Smoot took that next step and helped put the Shoals on the map as an area of innovation. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
In January of 1880 Florence, Alabama resident, Joseph Kessler, patented a new lemon squeezer that was simple, inexpensive, & easily handled. Mr. Kessler took that next step and helped put the Shoals on the map as an area of innovation. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
In 1883, Florence, Alabama resident Charles H. J. Roberts patented a machine to better assist in the laborious task of pea hulling and separating. Mr. Roberts took that next step and helped put the Shoals on the map as an area of innovation. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
In 1930, Tuscumbia, Alabama resident Wyatt T. Burkett patented a new sanitary toilet with a pivoting seat that allowed clean, fly-free conditions. Mr. Burkett took that next step and helped put the Shoals on the map as an area of innovation. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
In 1912, Sheffield, Alabama resident Elvin East patented a new, resilient and dust-proof spring wheel with pivot-less spokes. Mr. East took that next step and helped put the Shoals on the map as an area of innovation. Get your ideas out there. Take that next step.
