Jan
Radio broadcasting to the public began in 1920 from station KDKA in Pittsburg and WWJ in Detroit, a licensed radio station was not erected in the Muscle Shoals area until 1933. The announcement was made that Station WMED was expected to open in September. Before the station opened the call letters were changed to WNRA. […]
Jan
Young’s City Directory 1900 listings for saloons includes: Florence: Brown, W.B. saloon, Court & Tennessee Boyle, Hugh, saloon, Court St. Granburg & McMorray saloon, East Florence Haff, Tom, saloon Court St. Hooks, O’Brien & Co, saloon Court St. Kasmier & Loeber, saloon Court St. Kilburn, J.M. saloon, East Florence Leach, Nick, restaurant open day and […]
Jan
Publicity announced the Red Path Chautauqua – 7 Big Days Including a Two Day Grand Musical Festival. Bohumir Kryl and His Band – The Ben Greet Players – Grand Opera, Light Opera, Bell Ringing, Magic, Oratory, Humor, Instruction, Inspiration, Literary Lectures, and Playground worker. The 1914 season included The Weatherwax Quartet and the David Duggan […]
Jan
There were numerous venues where music and entertainment was presented. The East Florence Opera House, The Florence Opera House, The Academy of Music, presented not only traveling shows, but productions by local citizens. Traveling shows and entertainers brought the popular artists, actors, lectures, musicians and events to Florence. Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in ‘Home […]
Jan
In 1900, the public was invited to a spectacular event in Florence directed by John Robinson, where the management put up a big stand in front of the court house to witness the big parade. It was duly noted that Florence merchants are jubilant over the prospective crowd that will be in the city from […]
Jan
The acquisition and installation of instruments was reported to the public including the new pipe organ from the Stein Organ Works, of Baltimore, in Trinity Church (Episcopal). It will be placed in position and ready for use on Sunday, June 23, 1901, and the pneumatic style pipe organ with 518 pipes and nine speaking stops […]
Jan
Business and Industry incorporated music into many events and programs to promote Florence. Factory Day in Florence, June 29, 1900, included a special train which made the rounds of factories. The parade, led by a band, made the round of factories to Court Street, to the Normal College, down Market Street to Tennessee St. to […]
Jan
The Tennessee River begins at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers near Knoxville. TN. It bends south out of the Appalachian Mountains, cuts across the northern part of Alabama and turns north to join the Ohio River near Paducah, KY. Pickwick Lake has been designated as the ‘Small mouth Capital of the […]
Jan
The great power potential of the Tennessee River at the Muscle Shoals, which was impeded by shallows and shoals, began to attract attention in the early 1900s. J.W. Worthington organized the Tennessee River Improvement Association and was joined in the efforts by citizens, including E.A. O’Neal who began to urge Congress to jointly develop power […]
Jan
The Florence Lumber Company was established in 1912 and closed in 2006. During World War I, wagons built at the Florence Wagon Works were shipped to France for use by the U.S. Army. Production continued until the 1930s. William F. McFarland began the practice of diversified farming in the first decades of the new century […]
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Research led by Nancy Gonce; research assistance and additional photography by Amy Privette.