Near Norris in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

1. The Tennessee Valley Authority Marker

Inscription. The American Institute of Certified Planners
has designated
The Tennessee Valley Authority
as a
National Planning Landmark
Founded in 1933 and encompassing a multi-state region of more than 40,000 square miles, T.V.A. was the first large-scale regional program in integrated economic, social, and physical development planning undertaken by the federal government of the United States.

Erected 1995 by The Society for American City and Regional Planning History, the American Institute of Certified Planners, the Tennessee Chapter, American Planning Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 36° 13.517′ N, 84° 5.3′ W. Marker is near Norris, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It can be reached from Norris Freeway (Tennessee Route 441), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the Norris Dam Parking Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norris TN 37828, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norris Dam (within shouting distance of this marker); The TVA System of Multi-Purpose Dams (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trigonia Elm (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Caleb Crosby Threshing Barn (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rice 18th Century Grist Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Caleb Crosby Trashing Barn (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War in Anderson County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dean Dillon (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norris.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

2. The Tennessee Valley Authority Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

3. Norris Dam

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.