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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LBM_colbert-ferry_Cherokee-AL.html
This scene would have occurred far below the surface of the lake you see now. From 1802 to 1819, George Colbert operated a ferry across the quarter-mile breadth of the powerful Tennessee River. The ferry carried mail, militia, settlers, Indians an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LBJ_levi-colbert-stand_Cherokee-AL.html
Levi Colbert, a Chickasaw Chief, operated a stand near here that served Old Trace travelers in the early 1800's. Adjacent to this area was a spring which provided an abundant water supply.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K07_percy-sledge-producer-quin-ivy-norala-and-quinvy-studios_Sheffield-AL.html
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Percy Sledge
"When A Man Loves A Woman"
Hospital orderly Percy Sledge recorded 'When a Man Loves a Woman' at Quin Ivy's studio in 1966. Sledge's breakup with a girlfriend inspired the lyrics credited to songwriters Calvin Lewis and A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K06_sheffield-colored-school-sterling-high-school_Sheffield-AL.html
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Sheffield Colored School
Public education for Sheffield's black children began in 1889 in a framed building at E. 20th St. and S. Atlanta Ave. with Henry Hopkins as teacher. Professor Benjamin J. Sterling (1847-1941), a former slave…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8X_trenholm-high-school_Tuscumbia-AL.html
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Formal education for Tuscumbia's African American children began in 1870 at the Freedman School taught by Judge Wingo and his daughter in a church at the foot of the hill. In July 1877, the Osborne Colored Academy was established by Afri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BII_colberts-stand_Cherokee-AL.html
George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River from 1800 to 1819. His stand or inn offered travelers a warm meal and shelter during their journey on the Old Trace. Colbert looked after his own well-being and once charged Andrew Jackson…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B0Z_history-of-littleville-alabama_Russellville-AL.html
(side 1)Capt. Benjamin F. Little, a former Confederate soldier, opened a store here after the railroad from Tuscumbia to Russellville was built in 1887. A train station and several houses were soon erected. A rail spur provided access to nearby ir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6Q_the-blues-trail-mississippi-to-alabama_Tuscumbia-AL.html
Musicians have long crossed the Alabama -Mississippi border to perform and record. Mississippians such as Albert King, Little Milton, and Pops Staples recorded at studios in Muscle Shoals and Sheffield, including those owned by Mississippi natives…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6N_history-of-muscle-shoals-alabama_Muscle-Shoals-AL.html
The city of Muscle Shoals began with the construction of U.S. Nitrate Plant No.2 and Wilson Dam for defense purposes in 1918. The name came from the great stretch of rapids in the Tennessee River that contained rocky shoals and an abundance of mus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWGC_ethel-davis-plaza_Tuscumbia-AL.html
1896-1968Ethel 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 Tuscumbi…