Muscle Shoals Canal

Muscle Shoals Canal (HMIXR)

Location: Killen, AL 35645 Lauderdale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 51.436', W 87° 32.527'

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1836 - 1918

Lock Six, headquarters of Muscle Shoals Canal, was located 1.3 miles south of here. An 1836 attempt to build a bypass canal around the shoals proved unsuccessful. On November 10, 1890 the canal from Rogersville to Florence was successfully completed. The river fell 85 feet in 14 1/2 miles requiring nine locks. Canal was closed in 1918 and later covered by backwaters from Wilson and Wheeler Dams. Jesse James robbed the U.S. Payroll near Lock Six in 1881.
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Placed ByBrooks High School Classes
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 11:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 450444 N 3857348
Decimal Degrees34.85726667, -87.54211667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 51.436', W 87° 32.527'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 51' 26.16" N, 87° 32' 31.62" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1507 Lee Highway, Killen AL 35645, US
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