Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, in the northwestern corner of the state. Florence is the largest and principal city of the "The Shoals," which includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia metropolitan areas in Colbert and Lauderdale counties. Florence is considered the primary economic hub of northwestern Alabama.
Florence is renowned for its annual tourism events, including W.C. Handy Music Festival in the summer and the Renaissance Faire in the fall. Landmarks in Florence include the Rosenbaum House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home located in Alabama.
Florence was surveyed for the Cypress Land Company in 1818 by Italian surveyor Ferdinand Sannoner, who named it after Florence, the capital of the Tuscany region of Italy. Florence, Alabama was incorporated in 1826.
Some of the notable people who have lived in Florence, AL, include W.C. Handy, trumpeter, Father of the Blues; Stewart Cink, PGA golfer, 2009 British Open Champion; Sam Phillips, record producer, discovered Elvis Presley; Donna Jean Godchaux, singer, The Grateful Dead; George W. Goethals, chief engineer on the Panama Canal; Kelvin Holly, musician, guitarist for Little Richard, The Amazing Rhythm Aces; Patterson Hood, guitarist, singer and songwriter for Drive-By Truckers; John Paul White,guitarist, singer and songwriter for Grammy Award winning duo, The Civil Wars; Billy Reid, fashion designer; Dred Scott, of the Dred Scott vs. Sanford case; Whitney Boddie, WNBA basketball player; Josh Willingham, major league baseball player, Minnesota Twins; and John Coffee, General during the War of 1812. To order one of the Florence, AL prints, check out this page: http://www.villageprints.com/drawings/alabama/florence-alabama-2/
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