Publication

1950 - U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Washington, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

176,500 words, Guess

Page Count

706 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC627.1
  • LCCTK1425.M8 T4 1950a

Description

The Fontana project on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina was designed and constructed as one of the important planned multiple-purpose units in the TVA's unified program for the development of the Tennessee Valley. The Congress, December 17, 1941, authorized its construction as a part of TVA's third wartime emergency program. Construction began January 1, 1942; closure of the dam was made November 7, 1944; and the first of two 67,500-kilowatt-capacity generating units was placed in operation January 20, 1945, only 36.5 months after the start of construction, in time to be of considerable value in the closing phases of the war.

Subjects

Places

Fontana Dam (N.C.)

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