tennessevalleyauthority



Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) The TVA was one of FDR’s several public works projects. Created on May in 1933, the organized group helped to create hydroelectric power in the Tennessee River valley, and made an entire facility based off of this. This produced cheaper electric power during World War I, flood control and recreational opportunities to civilians in the Tennessee River valley. This also created job opportunity during the Great Depression, which was really needed, for the people of Tennessee to build these dams and other construction jobs. They are still around today.

Recourses: America: Pathways to the Present pg. 540 and 543 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_valley_authority Picture Resource: http://brandavenue.typepad.com/brand_avenue/images/2007/11/13/tva.jpg