1783Culture
In 1783, six prominent North Carolinians (William Blount, Richard Caswell, Griffith Rutherford, John Donelson, Joseph Martin, John Sevier) formed a company for the purposes of e...
1790History
A major incident occurred in 1790, when U.S.
1792Military
Meanwhile, Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet, governor of the Spanish Louisiana, was in conversations with the Indian confederation to establish a fort in 1792.
1807History
officials finally took control of the region through a land purchase from the Cherokee in 1807, followed by the Chickasaw in 1817.
1922Infrastructure
Meanwhile, in 1922 Henry Ford tried to buy the nitrate works and the unfinished dam.
1924Architecture
The first plant started producing nitrates two weeks after the armistice, but the dam was not completed until 1924.
1933Government
Roosevelt's administration created the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 to construct needed infrastructure and install an electrical system in the rural area, using newly gene...
1972Crime
Bettye LaVette recorded her Grammy nominated album "Scene of the Crime" at FAME in 1972.
1974History
Muscle Shoals is mentioned in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song Sweet Home Alabama, off their 1974 album Second Helping.
1979Infrastructure
The original Muscle Shoals Sound Studios were located at 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield but that site was closed in 1979 when the studio relocated to 1000 Alabama Avenue in S...
1982Architecture
The Ford Motor Company built and operated a plant for many years in the Listerhill community, three miles east of Muscle Shoals; it closed in 1982 as part of industrial restruct...
1983History
George Michael recorded an early, unreleased version of "Careless Whisper" with Jerry Wexler in Muscle Shoals in 1983.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,924 people, 4,710 households and 3,452 families residing in the city.
2005Architecture
The studio in the Alabama Avenue building closed in 2005; as of 2018 it houses a movie production company, which also hosts tours and concerts at the venue.
2006Infrastructure
=== 3614 Jackson Highway Studio ===
The original location of Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Sheffield has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 2006.
2007History
Siblings and Muscle Shoals natives Angela Hacker (winner) and Zac Hacker (second place) were the top two finishing finalists on the 2007 season of Nashville Star, a country-musi...
2010History
On January 6, 2010, Muscle Shoals was added to the Mississippi Blues Trail.
2013Culture
From the early 2000s to 2013, it had been partly restored and open for tours.
2015History
The state tourism director said in 2015 that the 2013 film Muscle Shoals had been a significant influence.
2017Culture
Artists signed to the FAME label in 2017 include Holli Mosley, Dylan LeBlanc, Jason Isbell, Angela Hacker, Gary Nichols, and James LeBlanc.
2020Economy
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== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,275 people, 5,3...