About Florence

Florence, Alabama, is a city with a population of approximately thirty seven thousand residents found in the northwestern corner of the state. Florence, which is known as “Alabama’s Renaissance City”, is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the largest city in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. Florence was founded in 1818 and has been home and birthplace to many notable residents, including musicians, producers, and authors. Florence apartments for rent and Florence houses for rent offer their residents numerous annual celebrations, including the W.C. Handy Music Festival and the Renaissance Faire, which are also enjoyed by visitors and tourists.

One of the most significant draws of the Florence area is the University of North Alabama, the state’s oldest state-certified college. This fine institution of higher education ensures that residents of Florence apartments for rent and Florence houses for rent have ample educational opportunities. Other points of interest in and around Florence include the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, the Indian Mound and Museum, Pope’s Tavern, the W.C. Handy Home and Museum, the Rosenbaum House, and the Children’s Museum of the Shoals.

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