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

Dr. Gerald Gordon Williams

City of Florence Walk of Honor

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 26, 2025

1. Dr. Gerald Gordon Williams Marker

Inscription. Dr. Gerald G. Williams, recognized as an international leader in agronomy, devoted his life to Alleviating poverty and world hunger through sound agricultural practices. After retirement from the TVA in 1980, he served the Heifer Project International in Cameroon.

Erected 2023 by City of Florence.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.

Location. 34° 48.377′ N, 87° 37.883′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is in East Florence. It is on Hightower Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Hightower Pl, 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 itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of

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the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dred Scott (here, next to this marker); Clay Bennett (here, next to this marker); Dr. Jeffery Lynn Briggs (here, next to this marker); Robert Rausch (here, next to this marker); Doublehead, Cherokee Chief (here, next to this marker); Samuel Cornelius Phillips (here, next to this marker); Charles Lee Moore (here, next to this marker); Almeda Fowler (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 29, 2025

2. Dr. Gerald Gordon Williams Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on May 30, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.