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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