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a system of locks and dams along the Black Warrior River for over a century to allow navigability all the way up to Birmingham. Barge traffic thus routinely runs through Tuscaloosa to the Alabama State Docks at Mobile, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Via the Tenn-Tom Waterway, the city is connected to the Ohio River valley and beyond.
Points of interest
- Dreamland Bar-B-Que
- Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame
- Battle-Friedman House
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Hugh R. Thomas Bridge
- Paul Bryant Bridge
- Queen City Pool and Pool House
- Woolsey Finnell Bridge
Notable residents
Arts and entertainment
- Willie D. Burton, born in Tuscaloosa, sound technician in the film industry; Oscar winner Dreamgirls & Bird
- Frank Calloway, folk artist and supercentenarian
- Tom Cherones, from Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama alumnus, television producer and director of Seinfeld, NewsRadio, Desperate Housewives, others
- Vera Hall, born near Livingston, AL, but worked, occasionally lived in and married a man from Tuscaloosa; folk musician
- Chuck Leavell, keyboardist, The Rolling Stones
- Robert Gibson, one-half of the professional wrestling team The Rock 'n' Roll Express
- Debra Marshall, professional wrestler and diva with World Wrestling Entertainment
- Johnny Shines, blues musician, born in Frazier, TN, died in Tuscaloosa
- Dinah Washington, born in Tuscaloosa, blues, R&B and jazz singer
Politics
- Walter Flowers, raised in Tuscaloosa, former United States Congressman, served on the congressional committee that voted to impeach President Richard M. Nixon
- Richard C. Shelby, U.S. Senator, Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Chairman of the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Margaret Tutwiler, former resident of Tuscaloosa, served in three presidential administrations, former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the State Department
- Lurleen Wallace, born in Tuscaloosa, former Governor of Alabama
Sports
- Ollie Brown, born in Tuscaloosa, Major League Baseball player
- Sylvester Croom, born in Tuscaloosa, the first African-American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference
- George Foster, born in Tuscaloosa, Major League Baseball player
- Butch Hobson, born in Tuscaloosa, Major League Baseball player and manager
- Frank Lary, Major League Baseball player
- Angel Martino, born in Tuscaloosa, Olympic swimmer
- Lee Maye, born in Tuscaloosa, Major League baseball player
- Andy Phillips, born in Tuscaloosa, Pittsburgh Pirates baseball player
- Tike Redman, born in Tuscaloosa, major league baseball player, Houston Astros
- Joe Sewell, Major League Baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- John Stallworth, born in Tuscaloosa, played football for the Pittsburgh Steelers, played in six AFC championships and went to four Super Bowls
- Frank Thomas, University of Alabama head football coach
- D. J. White, born in Tuscaloosa, basketball player for Indiana University
- Deontay Wilder, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and professional boxer
Other
- Major General William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, aided in abating the transmission of yellow fever, received a knighthood from King George V
- Howell Raines, lived in Tuscaloosa, Pulitzer Prize winner, former executive editor of The New York Times
- Shannon Shorr, professional poker player
- Robert J. Van de Graaff, born in Tuscaloosa, the designer of the Van de Graaff generator
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