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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 ]
The Shoals has also been known as the Tri-Cities and the Quad-Cities by locals. The area is home to the University of North Alabama, located in Florence, and the birthplace of Helen Keller (Tuscumbia) and W.C. Handy (Florence). It is also home to a community college, Northwest Shoals Community College located in Muscle Shoals.
Muscle Shoals is located on the south bank of the Tennessee River at 46] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.3 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2), or 0.13%, is water. [4]
A multiple listing service (MLS, also multiple listing system or multiple listings service) is an organization with a suite of services that real estate brokers use to establish contractual offers of cooperation and compensation (among brokers) and accumulate and disseminate information to enable appraisals.
Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (known as MRIS) provides a multiple listing service in the United States.As of mid-July 2010, it served 51,171 real estate professionals in Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area including Maryland, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The Tennessee Valley Authority also has roots in the area. [15] The Florence-Muscle Shoals area, also known as "The Shoals", hosts an array of manufacturing companies, including North American Lightning, Constellium, and FreightCar America. Many residents of the Shoals are employed in healthcare and education. [16]
Eastern Airlines stopped at Muscle Shoals from 1947 to 1964. Southern Airways Douglas DC-9s flew nonstop to Atlanta and via Huntsville, and Southern Martin 4-0-4s flew to Memphis. Southern merged with North Central to form Republic, which continued at Muscle Shoals with DC-9-50s to Atlanta and with Convair 580s and Metroliners to Memphis.
Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area; Template:Florence-Muscle Shoals Radio; 0–9. U.S. Route 72 Alternate; Alabama State Route 247; A. Alabama State Route 20;