Additional Photos
Combustion Plants
Environmental Stewardship
Fossil Plants
Green Power
Hydroelectric Plants
Modern Living
Nuclear Plants
Tellico
Transmission
LESSON 1: OUT OF THE DARKNESS - PHOTOS
Before TVA/Depression
People of Tennessee Valley
Artifacts
The TVA Act
Norris Dam
After the TVA Act
LESSON 2: THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE WAR EFFORT - PHOTOS
WWII and the TVA
Oak Ridge
Douglas Dam
Fontana Dam
LESSON 1: OUT OF THE DARKNESS
The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Great Depression
Learn TVA’s role in the development of the Tennessee Valley during and after The Great Depression. Teach your students how a region once plagued by high unemployment, floods, disease and poor farming conditions began to thrive with the introduction of electricity.
LESSON 2: THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE WAR EFFORT
Oak Ridge, Fontana and the TVA
What was the Tennessee Valley’s role in World War II? Discover how Fontana Dam, Oak Ridge and the Tennessee Valley Authority each contributed to influence the outcome of World War II.