National Archives at Atlanta
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TVA architects designed the minute details of the town of Norris, including street lights, lamp posts, and garbage receptacles... Tags: City Planning | Public Facilities | Tennessee Valley |
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These correspondence documents discuss the level of detail TVA planners put into the community of Fontana Village to make it... Tags: City Planning | North Carolina | Public Facilities |
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This is a full map of Fontana Village showing housing, shopping, facilities, recreational areas, and evidence of segregation... Tags: City Planning | Map | North Carolina | Public Facilities |
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While electricy was a central feature in all TVA communities, laundry appliances were not yet a household item. These drawings show the plans... Tags: City Planning | North Carolina |
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The Tennessee Valley Authority built communities to house the dam construction crews and their families. Once completed, TVA wanted the permanent... Tags: City Planning | Housing | Tennessee |
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TVA published this article to promote and advertise the town of Norris, Tennessee... Tags: City Planning | Housing | Tennessee |
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TVA issued this press release to generate interest in the town of Norris, Tennessee... Tags: City Planning | Housing | Tennessee |
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These construction plans depict designs for segregated cafeterias and schools at Pickwick and Fontana Dams... Tags: African Americans | Cafeterias | City Planning | Housing | North Carolina | Tennessee |
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This letter questions if TVA was trying to create a utopian community when it planned Norris, Tennessee... Tags: City Planning | Tennessee |
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TVA used this drawing and floor plan as a visual aid to help communities learn more about prefabricated houses... Tags: City Planning | Housing | Tennessee |
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