- City:
- Jefferson City, TN
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Dams
- New Deal Agencies:
- Conservation and Public Lands, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Started:
- 1940
- Completed:
- 1941
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
“Cherokee was built to generate hydroelectric power during the World War II emergency, but it also plays an important role as one of the chain of TVA-managed reservoirs that have prevented billions of dollars in flood damage over the years…
Construction of Cherokee Dam began in Aug. 1, 1940, and was completed on a crash schedule on Dec. 5, 1941.” (www.tva.gov)
It is located on the Holston River between Grainger County and Jefferson County.
Source notes
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Renee
Gabriel Milner
Did the men in CCC company 1447 help build the dam?
Do you have an idea of where that company was based?