Muscle Shoals
geographical name
1
former stretch of rapids in the Tennessee River in northwestern Alabama now submerged in the lake formed by construction of Wilson Dam (1925) and Wheeler Dam (1936)
2
city on the Tennessee River in northwestern Alabama population 13,706
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“Muscle Shoals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muscle%20Shoals. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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