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TVA Program and Services Spread to North Carolina
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began its first North Carolina-based project in July 1936. Fowler Bend Dam on the Hiawassee River was the first of the foundations navigation and flood control projects outside of Tennessee or northern Alabama. The project was intended to promote navigation during drought, manage flood damage, and generate electricity.
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