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Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 39,319. Florence is the largest and principal city of the Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "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. The type of municipal government is mayor-council. ==Geography== Florence is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Florence has a total area of , of which is land, and (0.40%) is water. Florence is located on Wilson Lake and Pickwick Lake, bodies of water on the Tennessee River dammed by Pickwick Dam and Wilson Dams. Pickwick Lake was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), one of several alphabet agencies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. Wilson Dam (currently operated by the TVA) was authorized by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 and was the first dam constructed on the Tennessee River. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florence, Alabama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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