Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Aaron Gus Green

City of Florence Walk of Honor

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 30, 2017

1. Aaron Gus Green Marker

Inscription. In 2001, Aaron Green, a Taliesin Fellow and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, was awarded the very first Gold Medal by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Erected 2017 by City of Florence Walk of Honor.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.

Location. 34° 48.433′ N, 87° 37.875′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on South Cox Creek Parkway near River Heritage Park. Marker is located Behind the Marriott Hotel in River Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Michael "Nick" Nichols (within shouting distance of this marker); General Arthur E. Brown, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Norbert Putnam (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Kathleen Dial Coile (within shouting distance of this marker); Ezra Lee Culver (within shouting distance of this marker); John Thomas Bulls, Jr (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry S. "Hank" Klibanoff (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Stanton DePriest (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 30, 2017

2. Aaron Gus Green Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 8 times this year. Last updated on March 29, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.