15 Best Things to Do in Tuscumbia (AL)

Helen Keller Birthplace, Tuscumbia

Tuscumbia was formed around 1816, when the Dixon family arrived in the area and traded land with Chief Tucumseh. From the first houses a village grew, and it became known as the community of Big Spring. Its name was changed in 1822, to Tuscumbia, after a local Chickasaw chief. During the mid-1800s Tuscumbia became a …

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