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Wilson Dam Construction Photographs

President Woodrow Wilson authorized the construction of Wilson Dam near Muscle Shoals, Alabama during World War I to help power nitrate plants for munitions. The Army Corps of Engineers finished construction of the dam in 1924 and TVA acquired the dam in 1933.

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Subject
Dams--Design and construction

Creator
Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Record Group 142

Source
Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs, 1922-1925

Date
1922-1925

Rights
National Archives at Atlanta

Format
Still Image, 14 photos

Identifier
National Archives Identifier 6125743

Coverage
Muscle Shoals (Ala.)

Original Format
Glass Negatives
Tags
Alabama | Dam Construction
 

 

 

 

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