Record #:

36480

Author(s):

Abstract:

Fontana Village’s lake is widely known as an appealing spot for fishers, boaters, hikers, and nature lovers. As for lesser-known aspect of Fontana Village, an example may be the origin of its dam. Constructed by local workers during WWII, Fontana Dam was an energy source for the secret atomic bomb mission research conducted at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 5, May 2016, p118 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fontana Dam; Fontana Lake; World War (1939-1945); Atomic bomb; Fontana Village; Fontana--History; Manhattan Project

Record #:

14610

Author(s):

Fountain, Dr. A. M.

Abstract:

There has been much speculation in connection with the origin of the name Fontana, but Dr. Fountain puts an end to all the questioning with a little help from Mrs. George Leidy Wood.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 46, Apr 1946, p6-7, f

Subject(s):

Fontana--History

Record #:

34976

Author(s):

Markovich, Jeremy

Abstract:

After the Fontana Dam was built in the 1944, seventeen miles of the Fontana Valley area was flooded. Family cemeteries that were above the flood waters have since been restored by the National Park Service under the direction of former resident Helen Cable Vance. Every Sunday between April and October, a group of people go to one of the twenty-seven family cemeteries for its Decoration Day.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November 2017, p154-160, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fontana Dam; Fontana--History; Cemeteries