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TVA Heritage

These in-depth history columns tell about the vision, the personal and political struggles that made the Tennessee Valley Authority great—and that transformed the lives of the 10 million residents of the Tennessee Valley from ones of poverty to prosperity.
  • Bringing the Land to Life
  • Street of Dreams
  • The Cooperative Model
  • Classroom for the World
  • The Great Porcelain Experiment
  • TVA and the Appalachian Trail
  • The Enduring Legacy
  • The Great Experiment
  • Books for the People
  • The Great Compromise
  • Norris: An American Ideal
  • Greening the Valley
  • How TVA Changed Lives
  • The Great Electric Tent Show Revival and Jubilee
  • Home-Front Defenders
  • The Topography of War
  • A Shot in the Arm
  • The Artist With a Camera
  • A Reign of Harmony
  • The Father of Public Power

TVA History

From the poverty of the 1930s to the industry and modernization of the 60s right up to the prosperous, thriving present, read about the history of the Tennessee Valley and get a decade-by-decade view of the ways in which TVA has helped to shape it.

Tennessee Valley Authority

Contact

  • 400 West Summit Hill Drive
  • Knoxville, TN 37902
  • (865) 632-2101
  • tvainfo@tva.com
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