Patton Island
Patton Island is an island in the Tennessee River in Lauderdale County, Alabama, in the United States. Patton Island formed from the dredging of the Florence Canal to connect the shipping locks of Wilson Dam to the Tennessee River on the West side of Wilson Dam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Tennessee River in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States
- Also known as: “Cane Island”, “Florence Island”, “Pattons Island”, and “Tinnin Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rosenbaum House and Rogers Department Store.
Rosenbaum House
Museum
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Rosenbaum House is a single-family house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in Florence, Alabama, United States. Rosenbaum House is situated 1½ miles west of Patton Island.
Rogers Department Store
Heritage site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Rogers Department Store was a department store chain based in Florence, Alabama. Founded in 1894, the company grew to include locations across the Tennessee Valley. Rogers Department Store is situated 1½ miles west of Patton Island.
Southall Drugs
Heritage site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Southall Drugs is a historic commercial building in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1900 to house the pharmacy of Charles Morton Southall. The pharmacy operated until 1979, and was renovated in 1982 to have loft apartments on the second floor and retail on the ground floor. Southall Drugs is situated 1½ miles west of Patton Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florence and Sheffield.
Florence
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.
Sheffield
Village
Photo: SistahFee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023. Sheffield is situated 3½ miles southwest of Patton Island.
Muscle Shoals
Town
Muscle Shoals is the largest city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is located on the left bank of the Tennessee River in the northern part of the state and, as of the 2010 census, its population was 13,146. Muscle Shoals is situated 3½ miles south of Patton Island.
Patton Island
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Patton Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Patton Island”
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