Lexington Alabama

Known as “The Shoals” due to being part of the Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area, Lexington, is situated within Lauderdale County, Alabama.  With a population of 840 at the 2000 census, covering an area of 3.2 square miles of which all is land.  One of the main attractions has to The Children’s Museum of the Shoals whose mission is to further classroom education and compliment existing cultural and educational resources.    Children are free to experience the joy of learning within an enriched and stimulating environment. 

With a diary constantly full of fun-packed days for younger children, a visit at any time of the year is an experience not to be missed.
Another place of interest should be the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, which is situated within The Shoals.  Boasting a vast array of famous singers and songwriters inclusive Nat King Cole, Lionel Ritchie, The Temptations and Wilson Pickett as inductees, and are honoured with a full listing of their work and achievements,  a permanent bronze star in the Walk of Fame, and the induction into the Hall of Fame.  Promoting the rich musical heritage of Alabama, they provide educational tours for schools, as well as general members of the public at a reasonable and affordable price.
Lexington, Alabama, enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 18 degrees C.  With three climatic divisions namely the lower coastal plain, largely subtropical, and strongly influenced by the Gulf of Mexico; the northern plateau, marked by occasional snowfall in winter; and the black Belt and upper coastal plain, lying between the two extremes.  Summers are quite hot in Alabama while winters are pleasant.  It receives an average annual rainfall of 56 inches and prone to strikes by hurricanes.
An interesting fact is that William “Billy” Pless attended Lexington High School between the years 1949-1950 when his father was the Pastor of the local church.  Although not an overly familiar name, Billy Pless gained a BS degree in Physics from the University of Alabama and advanced his career as an aerospace physicist.  He was instrumental in establishing the Lockheed Space Operations Company of Titusville, Florida, that prepared the Space Shuttle vehicle for launch in 1989.  He retired from Lockheed that year and moved onto the Grumman Space Station Division in Huntsville, Alabama.  In October 2000, he authored a book titled “The Spiritual Nature of the Universe”.