Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Cold Water Falls
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 18, 2007
1. Cold Water Falls Marker
to be known in existence
80 feet wide, 48 feet tall
1,780 tons of Colbert County Sandstone
4,320,000 gallons of water per day passes over falls
Largest stone weights 77,000 pounds
120 days in construction
Erected by Designed by Audwin McGee Constructed by Robbins Property Development, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 34° 43.806′ N, 87° 42.182′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is on S. Main Street. Located in Spring Park Tuscumbia, Al near the waterfall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscumbia AL 35674, 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 the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sacred Tears (within shouting distance of this marker); Petrified Conifer Tree / Petrified Lycopod Tree Stump (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson's Military Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuscumbia Big Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Tuscumbia, Alabama (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Indian History
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 18, 2007
2. Cold Water Man-Made Waterfall
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 18, 2007
3. Cold Water Falls & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,355 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on May 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
