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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: A part of Little River, near Citadel Rocks, the only river that flows on top of a mountain in America, is shown here. Enchanting wild beauty and rock formations are found along its serpentine course. Confederate forces defeated Union General May here. Earlier Hernando DeSoto and his force stopped... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This air view of Little River Canyon shows the road circling Bear Creek to the left. The center foreground is the point where Bear Creek enters Little River Canyon. This is in De Soto Park near Mentone, Ala. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: A picturesque spot over Little River on Lookout Mountain. Mentone is 'the summer camp capital of the Deep South'. Visit DeSoto Falls, Eagle's Nest, Billy Goat Bluff, Citadel Rocks and Manitou Cave - you'll be glad you did. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Located 16 miles above Wilson Dam, Wheeler Dam backs up the Tennessee River for 74 miles to Guntersville Dam, forming Wheeler Lake. The dam is 6,342’ in length and 72’ high. The cost when completed in 1936 was $46,000,000.” View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This was the first T. V. A. Dam and was begun in 1918 as a Government project to produce military explosives. The T. V. A. has developed the Tennessee River for power, flood control, and navigation with a series of dams and locks giving a 9' navigable depth for 630 miles from Paducah, Ky. to Knox... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Greetings from the Tri-Cities. The highway bridge shown here connects Florence, Ala. with Sheffield and Tuscumbia. Wilson Dam is just above the bridges. This Muscle Shoals bridge cost $1,500,000. The view is taken from the bluff on the Sheffield side of the river.” View Full Item at Samford University Library