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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Hayden ChanWhite 1January 4, 2009
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Created
Created by Congress in 1933
Approximately 41,000 square miles
Includes parts of 7 States, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Mississippi, and Alabama
But it was mostly in Tennessee (Tennessee Valley) and Tennessee River
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Purpose
Control and proper use of water resources
Preserving land resources
Use of more electrical power/electricity generation
Flood control
Fertilizer manufacturing
Economic development because of the Great Depressions impact in the Tennessee Valley
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Participation• Congress: They created and developed TVA
• Franklin D. Roosevelt: Signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act
• Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and, U.S. Forest Service were among the agencies that worked with TVA
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Notable creations/projects
• 16 dams and and a steam plant were largest reservoir on a tributary of the Tennessee River
• Wilson Dam is another dam on the Tennessee River, November 13, 1966 it was declared a National Historic Landmark
• Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam. Built to improve navigation, flood control, and economic development to the region
• During the Great Depression 1,000 people a day visited these 3 dams
Norris Dam
Wilson Dam
Wheeler Dam
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Effectiveness• More electricity to the people
• Cheap to afford electricity
• Farmers could afford it and made their farms more productive
• With TVA, electric lights and home appliances made life easier
• With more and more electricity there were job opportunities for people since most people didn't have jobs (Great Depression)
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Still in use or not• Today the TVA is still in use
• Ranks as America's largest public power company
• 17,000 miles of transmission lines, delivers power to 8.5 million residents of Tennessee Valley
• Also it provides opportunities of sailing, fishing, canoeing, and a lot of other activities with 100 public campgrounds
• So overall its still in use providing electricity to people and many activities to the people in Tennessee Valley
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