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Primary Sources A Dream Come True. Kathryn Oyler. August 31, 1940. Poem. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. This Poem shows just how much people in the Chickamauga area loved President Roosevelt, and how proud they were of their accomplishment in building Chickamauga Dam. Address of President Roosevelt at Chickamauga Dam. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Sept 2, 1940. Speech. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Hyde Park, NY. research.archives.gov. Jan. 18, 2014 This is a speech in which President Roosevelt explains how important these TVA projects are in the grand scheme of things. Aerial View of Chickamauga Reservoir. 1940. Photograph. National Archives. Atlanta. research.archives.gov. Web. Jan. 8, 2014 This Images shows an aerial view Chickamauga Dam from 1940. I used it on my The Dam page. Cartoon Commenting on the Courts Kelo Decision on eminent domain. Cartoon. Law2.umkc.edu. Web. Feb. 2, 2014. This is a political cartoon making fun of eminent domain law. I used it on my The Law page. Chickamauga Dam and Powerhouse. Tennessee Valley Authority. Photograph. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. loc.gov. Library of Congress. Web. Feb. 4, 2014 This photograph shows the sheer power of the Chickamauga Dam, making it very understandable how the people of the area were in awe of it. I used it on my The Dam page Crowds Gather to See Roosevelt. Hull. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Photograph. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File. Chattanooga Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. Sept. 2, 1940. This is a photograph of the immense crowds that kame to see the dedication of the dam and President Roosevelt speak. I used this photograph on my The People page. Earth. Suny Oneonta. Photograph. 2014. Oneonta.edu. Feb. 2, 2014 This is a photograph of earth. I used it on my Geography page. Eminent Domain Cartoon. Mike Lester. Cartoon. Rome News Tribune. caylecartoons.com. Web. Feb. 2, 2014 This is a cartoon making fun of Eminent Domain law. I used it to help illustrate some of the laws downfalls on my The Law page.

Extemporaneous Remarks by President Roosevelt at Chickamauga Dam. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Nov. 21, 1938. Speech. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Hyde Park, NY. research.archives.gov. Jan. 18, 2014. President Roosevelt gives these remarks while he is visiting and checking the progress of Chickamauga Dam. In this short speech he encourages the many workers telling them that their achievements in building this dam would affect generations to come. Fiske, Colonel Harold G. Chairman of the Electric Power Board, Chattanooga. Interview. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library In this interview of Colonel Fiske, Fiske talks about how many Chattanoogans disliked his proposal for a possible Sherman Dam in the 1920s due to the southern dislike of the General for which it was to be named. How New Dam Will Look When Completed. TVA Photograph. Dec. 31, 1935. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library This 1935 photograph was in the Chattanooga Times Free Press Showing where the dam was to be built. I used it on my The Dam page. J.C. Lowe, Patriarch of Harrison. Delmont Wilson. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Jan. 8, 1938. Photograph. Harrison Clippings File. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. This is a photograph of J.C. Lowe the patriarch of Harrison when he mentioned that he was sad about being displaced by TVA. I used it on my Reactions page. L.G. Warren and Judge McReynolds. 1937. Photograph. National Archives. Atlanta. research.archives.gov. Web. Jan. 8, 2014 This is a picture of L.G. Warren and Judge McReynolds. I used it on my Geography page. LII/ Legal Information Institute. Congressional Research Service. law.cornell.edu. Web. Feb. 1, 2014 This website explained Eminent Domain law, and its history in the U.S. I used it on my The Law page Old Folks Kinda Hate to Lose Their Homes, But young People Are Glad Dams Lake Will Cover Harrison and Theyll Have to Go Somewhere Else. John Chadwick. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Harrison Clippings File. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. This Article featured many quotes from Harrison residents about how they were sad they had to leave, but would comply without any resistance. I used the quotes on my Reactions page.

President Roosevelt Speaking at Chickamauga Dam. Nov. 21, 1938. Photograph. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File. Chattanooga- Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. This is a picture of President Roosevelt speaking at Chickamauga Dam in 1938 where he encourages the many workers telling them that their achievements in building this dam would affect generations to come. S.S. Colbert Exiting Lock. 1939. National Archives. Atlanta. research.archives.gov. Web. Jan. 8, 2014. This photograph of the S.S. Colbert exiting the lock of the new dam is an illustration of the growth transportation created by the new dam. I used it on my The Dam page. Survey of the Community of Harrison. Tennessee Valley Authority. Feb, 1937. In this survey, TVA compiled extensive information on the Families, Transportation, Trade, and service establishments in Harrison, TN. The Chattanooga Flood Control Problem. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1939 This book submitted to congress from TVA through the president explains the food problem in Chattanooga and requests that the government take actions to fix it. It also contains various images of the extensive flooding in Chattanooga. The Chickamauga project: a comprehensive report on the planning, design, construction, and initial operations of the Chickamauga project, Technical Report No. 6. Knoxville: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1942. Print This book by TVA covered the planning and creation of the Chickamauga Dam from a purely technical standpoint. It also contained images of the Dam plans. Topo Maps. U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Department of the Interior. Jan. 14, 2013. This app shows topographical maps of Harrison Bay, the site of the former town of Harrison, and Chattanooga. It also shows the former river bed before the lake was formed. I used these images on my The Land page. V.D.L. Robinson. Director, Division of Information, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga. Interview. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. In this interview, V.D.L. Robinson gives a list of statistics from TVA on the Chickamauga Dam. I used this on my The Dam page. White Caps on the Tennessee. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chickamauga Dam Clippings File. Chattanooga- Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. This image shows the raw power of the Chickamauga Dam making it very understandable how the people of the area were in awe of it. I used it on my Home page

Secondary Sources Hargrove, Erwin C. and Conkin, Paul K. TVA: Fifty Years of Grass-roots Bureaucracy. University of Illinois Press. Jan. 1, 1984. Print This book was a good source of information on the history of the TVA in general. While not very specific on Chickamauga Dam, it gave me a broader understanding of the context. McDonald, Michael J. and Muldowny, John. TVA and the Dispossessed: A Resettlement of Population in the Norris Dam Area. University of Tennessee Press. Dec. 1 1981. Print This book talked about those dispossessed by the formation of Norris Dam. Though it did not involve Chickamauga Dam, it gave me a broader understanding of what displaced southerners felt toward TVA and their government.

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