Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009
1. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Marker
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. . On Jan. 21, 1933 President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed an immense crowd at this crossing from his railroad car and promised "to put Muscle Shoals back on the map." He then toured the idle U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2 and Wilson Dam with Senator George Norris. The new Congress approved Norris's plans for development of the entire Tennessee River and FDR signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 15, 1933, thereby ending years of bitter controversy about the future of the Muscle Shoals district. The nitrate plants were given to TVA for development of fertilizer in peacetime and production of munitions in wartime. FDR returned Nov. 17, 1934, to inspect the work underway by TVA at Wheeler Dam and Nitrate Plant No. 2 and again boarded his train in Sheffield. The TVA projects helped the area recover from the Great Depression, and power from the dams induced new industries to locate here.
On Jan. 21, 1933 President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed an immense crowd at this crossing from his railroad car and promised "to put Muscle Shoals back on the map." He then toured the idle U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2 and Wilson Dam with Senator George Norris. The new Congress approved Norris's plans for development of the entire Tennessee River and FDR signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 15, 1933, thereby ending years of bitter controversy about the future of the Muscle Shoals district. The nitrate plants were given to TVA for development of fertilizer in peacetime and production of munitions in wartime. FDR returned Nov. 17, 1934, to inspect the work underway by TVA at Wheeler Dam and Nitrate Plant No. 2 and again boarded his train in Sheffield. The TVA projects helped the area recover from the Great Depression, and power from the dams induced new industries to locate here.
Location. 34° 45.52′ N, 87° 41.934′ W. Marker is in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County. Marker
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is at the intersection of South Montgomery Avenue and West 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on South Montgomery Avenue. North of the railroad crossing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sheffield AL 35660, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Times Daily Archive. Senator Norris to visit Shoals with Roosevelt (Submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
2. Florence Times Archives. Shoals to Welcome Roosevelt (Submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009
2. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009
3. Contributors Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2010
4. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2010
5. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt
This 1945 Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Douglas Chandor hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“When Franklin Roosevelt began serving in New York's state legislature in 1911, some observers declared him ill-suited to the rough realities of politics. But Roosevelt thrived on those realities; some two decades later, he was advancing from the New York governorship to the presidency.
Taking office against the bleak backdrop of the Great Depression, Roosevelt responded quickly to this economic disaster with a host of regulatory and welfare measures that redefined the government's role in American life. Among conservatives, the new federal involvement in matters traditionally left to the private sector was a betrayal of America's ideals. But in other quarters, Roosevelt's activism inspired an unwavering popularity that led to his election to an unprecedented four terms.
When Roosevelt sat for this portrait in 1945, his presidential concerns had long since shifted to guiding the nation through World War II. This likeness is a study for a larger painting a sketch of which appears at the lower left commemorating Roosevelt's meeting with wartime Allied leaders, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Yalta.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,771 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on May 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4, 5. submitted on September 14, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 6. submitted on November 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.