Near Akeman Crossroad in Rhea County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Watts Bar
length 2960 feet, height 112 feet
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
1. Watts Bar Marker
Erected by Tennessee Valley Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 35° 37.243′ N, 84° 47.117′ W. Marker is near Akeman Crossroad, Tennessee, in Rhea County. It can be reached from Watts Bar Highway (Tennessee Route 68) 0.8 miles east of Watts Bar Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spring City TN 37381, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Watts Bar Turbine (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rhea County Spartans (approx. 6.6 miles away); Hargus Melvin Pig Robbins (approx. 6.6 miles away); Meigs County War Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Wheeler's Crossing (approx. 7.3 miles away); Decatur United Methodist Church (approx. 7.4 miles away); Washington Ferry (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Washington Ferry (approx. 8.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
2. Watts Bar Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
3. Watts Bar Dam
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
4. Watts Bar Dam
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
5. Watts Bar Dam
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
6. Watts Bar Dam
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 6. submitted on February 1, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
