Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Ethel Davis Plaza

In Memory of

— Ethel Davis, Artist —

Ethel Davis Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 20, 2009

1. Ethel Davis Plaza Marker

Inscription. 1896-1968 Ethel Davis' vision and determination to enhance the quality of life in the Shoals through support and encouragement of the arts led to the foundation of the Tennessee Valley Art Association in 1963. The following year the City of Tuscumbia Board of Commissioners offered the site between Water and Indian Streets on the Commons for the construction of a museum. The Art Association accepted this land, raised funds and opened the Tennessee Valley Art Center in 1972. The spirit of Ethel Davis lives on through the multi-disciplinary arts program presented at this museum and in the broader community.

Erected 2007 by Dedicated by the City of Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 34° 44.27′ N, 87° 42.3′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is on North Water Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 North Water Street, 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: Ivy Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 / The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who died in Tuscumbia (about 400 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); At This Well (about 600 feet away); Gov. Robert Burns Lindsay / Maud McKnight Lindsay (about 600 feet away); The Challenge / The Response (about 700 feet away); The Moon Tree (about 700 feet away); William Winston Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colbert County Persian Gulf War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscumbia.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 20, 2009

2. Ethel Davis Plaza Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,581 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on May 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.