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Welcome to Florence, Alabama.
Florence city is the seat of Lauderdale County which is situated in the northwest corner of Alabama. According to the 2005 Census Bureau estaimtes, the city's population was 36,480.
Wilson Dam, Florence, Alabama. Photo by Roadside Bandit, January 2006
Florence was surveyed for the Cypress Land Company in 1818 by Italian surveyor Ferdinand Sannoner whom named it for his favorite city, Tuscany's famous capital, Florence - which also had a prominent river, the Arno, and was incorporated in 1826.
Florence is the birthplace of W.C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues," as well as of pioneering record producer Sam Phillips, whom discovered Elvis Presley. T.S. Stribling, a 20th century author and Florence resident, wrote a prose trilogy about the city consisting of The Forge, The Store (which won the Pulitzer Prize), and Unfinished Cathedral. Dred Scott also once resided in Florence, where as a slave, he worked as a hostler at the Peter Blow Inn on Tennessee street. A plaque at the former site commemorates his time there.
Florence is renown for its annual tourism events, including W.C. Handy Music Festival in the summer, and the Renaissance Faire in the autumn. Florentine landmarks include the Rosenbaum House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home located in the Southeast.
Florence is located on Wilson Lake, a body of water on the North-flowing Tennessee River dammed by Wheeler and Wilson Dams.
Florence's McFarland Park is a resting point for riders in the annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride which terminates in nearby Waterloo. The ride commemorates the final point at which area Cherokee Native Americans were shipped off to Oklahoma and the mid west by the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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Local daily news in Florence:
It's hot, hot, hot
Glassware created by Cal Breed, of Fort Payne, is on display at the Kennedy-Doulas Center of the Arts in Florence.
Lions decide to cancel annual antiques show
Rising fuel prices and the popularity of online shopping have forced the Florence Downtown Lions Club to cancel its annual antiques show.
Heat advisory in effect
A heat advisory is in effect for noon-7 p.m. today. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will create a situation in which heat-related illnesses are possible.
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Places of interest:
Underwood-Petersville, AL (4.2 miles), St. Florian, AL (4.5 miles), Sheffield, AL (4.7 miles), Muscle Shoals, AL (4.9 miles), Tuscumbia, AL (6.8 miles), Killen, AL (9.6 miles), Leighton, AL (12.3 miles), Iron City, TN (15.2 miles).
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