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Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

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We are one of two National Heritage Areas in Alabama. MSNHA’s three themes are music, Native American heritage & the Tennessee River.

A program of the National Park Service, MSNHA preserves & promotes cultural & natural resources in northwest Alabama's six counties: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone & Morgan. Part of the National Park Service’s National Heritage Areas program, MSNHA helps promote cultural tourism through education, preservation & conservation in the six northwest Alabama counties of the Tennessee River basin: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone & Morgan. We focus on historic & natural stories as we inform, educate, develop & interpret visitor-ready sites to chronicle the evolution of the area’s landscape, extending these opportunities to the largest audience possible. Learn more about MSNHA at our website, msnha.una.edu.

10/28/2026

We're accepting grant applications! Deadline is Dec. 31. Check our grants page on our website for details, instructions & forms. Link in first comment.
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10/28/2026

Great job on the latest spooky-season clue! We showed you a photo of a house and asked you to identify it & share its ghostly traditions. Here's the whole story:

Plantation owner William Winston completed this Tuscumbia house in 1833. The Georgian-style dwelling was built by enslaved workers & is the largest antebellum home in Tuscumbia. Winston was the father of Alabama Gov. John A. Winston and grandfather of Maud Lindsey, educator & children's books author. In 1948 the family sold the property to the city of Tuscumbia, which built the Deshler High School campus around it. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Winston family cemetery is approximately one mile northwest of the house. In 1874 a tornado touched down in Tuscumbia damaging the home & claiming the life of Judith Winston, who is said to haunt the building ever since.

Check back later for more clues!
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10/27/2026

Congratulations to Emma Sherer, of Tuscumbia, whose photo of Pope's Tavern Museum was a popular entry in our photo contest this year. Stay tuned as we reveal more photographers & their amazing work over the next few weeks.
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10/27/2026

We were so delighted to help support this year's Athens, AL Storytelling Festival -- a great weekend in northwest Alabama!
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10/26/2026

Fifty-six years ago today, the Osmonds recorded their No. 1 smash “One Bad Apple” with producer Rick Hall at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals. Recording engineer Jerry Masters, best known for his subsequent tenure at Muscle Shoals Sound, recalls working on this and other hits during his FAME apprenticeship in this exclusive interview clip. For more on FAME Studios and the legacy of Muscle Shoals music, visit MSNHA’s Roots of American Music Trail website at https://musictrail.una.edu. And check out MSNHA’s YouTube channel for more exclusive video content!

10/24/2026

MSNHA Director Terah Klein and Programs Coordinator Jessie Johnson attended the Alliance of National Heritage Areas fall conference this past week, in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna National Heritage Area. ANHA is a membership organization that supports & promotes the 62 congressionally designated National Heritage Areas. At the twice-yearly conferences, NHA staff members share ideas & learn about new programs.

10/24/2026

10/23/2026

Three Tennessee RiverLine Rivertowns -- Decatur, Lawrence County Alabama RiverTown & the Shoals -- are in the MSNHA!
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10/23/2026

Happening NOW! And all weekend, too!
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Costumes ready? 🎃🎸 Carver’s Creepy Crawly Halloween Festival returns to downtown Florence October 22-24 for its third year!

This Halloween tradition brings 22 acts to 4 stages over 3 days of live music and spooky fun. Mark the calendar, plan your costume, and make a weekend of it in The Shoals! More info & tickets: https://www.visitflorenceal.com/events/carvers-creepy-crawly-halloween-festival-2/ 👻

📸: Shoals Community Theatre

Address

541 W. College Street
Florence, AL
35630

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12567655028

Website

http://msnha.una.edu/, https://msnha.una.edu/about/press-room/

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