Record #:

14810

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Fontana Dam in western North Carolina is the newest of TVA's chain of reservoirs. Gates have been closed and the 451-foot dam (fourth highest in the world) is backing up Fontana Lake with a 215 mile shoreline. Part of it will border on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 37, Feb 1945, p1-2, f

Subject(s):

Fontana Dam