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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20C8_forest-elders_Sheffield-AL.html
Escape to an Earlier TimeThe giant trees of Northern Alabama's mature forest have stood throughout generations, witnessing considerable natural, historical, and cultural changes. Some probably witnessed the Civil War while others only date back to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SL0_the-singing-river-sculpture_Sheffield-AL.html
This sculpture is dedicated to the many individuals whose efforts made Sheffield and the Muscle Shoals area the "Hit Recording Capitol of the World," and to those continue that legacy.
Legend of the Singing River
The Yuchi and other early inha…
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/HMR6F_old-railroad-bridge_Sheffield-AL.html
(obverse)In 1832, the Alabama legislature authorized the Florence Bridge Company to construct this bridge across the Tennessee River. In 1840, it opened as a toll bridge. Twice damaged by storms, it was reopened in 1858 as a double-decked bridge b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8I_old-railroad-bed_Sheffield-AL.html
Side AAshe Boulevard was built on the early railroad bed which connected Florence and Southport to the main railroad line in Tuscumbia. Trains first traveled along the railroad bed and across the Tennessee River in 1858 after the Memphis and Charl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNTD_president-franklin-delano-roosevelt_Sheffield-AL.html
On Jan. 21, 1933 President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed an immense crowd a this crossing from his railroad car and promised "to put Muscle Shoals back on the map." He then toured the idle U.S,. Nitrate Plant No. 2 and Wilson Dam with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNTA_history-of-sheffield_Sheffield-AL.html
Side APrehistoric man arrived in this area bout 10,000 years ago. Later Indian cultures left many stone artifacts and pottery vessels.In the 1780s, a French trading post and Indian village were located near the mouth of Spring Creek. The town of Y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ0S_village-one_Sheffield-AL.html
FrontIn 1918, during World War I, the U.S. Government built this unique village of 85 bungalows, school, and officers barracks to house personnel at nearby Nitrate Plant No. 1. Prefabricated and standard size materials were used in construction al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ0H_winston-cemetery_Sheffield-AL.html
Front - Side A:The Winston family settled this area in the early 1820s. Andrew Jackson purchased the property at the U.S. government land sale and conveyed it to Col. Anthony Winston (1782-1841) who lived nearby in a two-story brick Federal-style …