Muscle Shoals in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Building a New Future
These dams controlled flooding and vastly improved navigation. TVA completed a 652-mile shipping channel, set in motion by Wilson Dam’s taming of Muscle Shoals, stretching form the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky to Knoxville, Tennessee—increasing trade in the region by more than 400 percent in just a decade.
TVA’s work sparked an economic transformation of the Tennessee Valley—created jobs, more growth and renewed hope.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 34° 47.595′ N, 87° 37.579′ W. Marker is in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in Colbert County. Marker can be reached from Reservation Road, one mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at TVA's Visitor Center Kiosk. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Muscle Shoals AL 35661, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. TVA Goes to War (here, next to this marker); Natural and Cultural Preservation/Protecting Resources (here, next to this marker); TVA: A History of Progress and Innovation / A Valley of Hardships (here, next to this marker); Wilson Dam: Setting the Stage (here, next to this marker); TVA: Our Enduring Mission/Powering Prosperity (here, next to this marker); Explore the River (a few steps from this marker); Wilson Dam: Cornerstone of the TVA System (a few steps from this marker); Gulls Glorious Gulls (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Muscle Shoals.
Additional keywords. Tennessee Valley Authority
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.