People and Places Relocated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) -1

Date: 1933 to 1990
Location: [unknown]

The Tennessee River Valley was in many places prone to flooding and was hard hit economically during the Depression years. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 with the goals of alleviating flooding problems, generating affordable electricity, facilitating better river navigation, manufacturing fertilizer, and bolstering local economies. While there were many benefits, thousands of people, cemeteries, and other institutions had to be relocated from places that were to be flooded to make way for dams and hydroelectric power plants. This collection includes grave removal records from cemeteries that were in the path of projects.