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Scull Shoals was a rapids on the Oconee River. The rapids are no longer visible, having been buried in silt. In the Southeastern Piedmont, the term "shoals" is often used to describe a stretch of a river where rocks impede boat traffic. In 1775, the rapids likely consisted of a rocky place where the river fell at least four feet in a short ...
Wilson Dam is located at river mile 259.4 of the Tennessee River, spanning the river in a roughly north–south orientation between Florence and Muscle Shoals in northern Alabama. [4] The dam is 137 feet (42 m) high and 4,541 feet (1,384 m) long. [ 5 ]
GA 51, approximately 1 mi. W of jct. with GA 63 34°22′15″N 83°25′13″W / 34.370833°N 83.420278°W / 34.370833; -83.420278 ( William Chambers Homer
SR 133 begins at an intersection with US 72 Alternate/SR 20/SR 157 just south of Muscle Shoals, in Colbert County. Here, the roadway continues as Colbert County Route 57 (CR 57) SR 133 and SR 157 travel concurrently to the north along Wilson Dam Road. They cross over Dry Creek and then enter the city limits of Muscle Shoals.
The stream rises in northern Lawrence County, Tennessee, and enters the Tennessee River in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where its lower reaches are impounded in the backwater of Wilson Dam. Historically, Shoal Creek (Sycamore River) was an important source of water power for the cotton industry in Lawrence County. [3]
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act, which authorized the construction of two nitrate-manufacturing plants and a dam to provide them hydropower. [3] President Wilson chose Muscle Shoals, Alabama as the site of the dam, which when completed in 1924, was named Wilson Dam . [ 4 ]
Colbert County includes the cities of Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, where many popular American and British musicians, such as Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones, respectively, recorded music. Also located in Colbert County is the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard established in 1937. [ 6 ]
SR-20 was co-signed with US 72 Alt. from Muscle Shoals to Huntsville but has since been truncated to the junction of I-65 just east of Decatur. Originally, US 72 Alt. turned off SR-20 on to SR-53 / Jordan Lane in Huntsville and followed it north one mile (1.6 km) to rejoin with US 72. With the completion of I-565 in the early 1990s, US 72 Alt ...