Florence

Built around a planned riverfront town site, Florence grew into the largest city in Alabama’s Shoals region. The Tennessee River defines its southern edge and links the city to the wider Tennessee Valley, while nearby Wilson Dam recalls the area’s early twentieth-century hydroelectric development. Florence is home to the University of North Alabama, founded in 1830 and regarded as the state’s oldest public university. Music history has a local address, too: Florence was the birthplace of bandleader and composer W. C. Handy, honoured at the W. C. Handy Home and Museum. Downtown streets, riverfront parks and a college-town rhythm give the city its own character within the Shoals. Continue with other webcams from the Shoals to see how this part of northwestern Alabama connects regionally.

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