Watts Bar Turbine
This is one of four original turbines installed at Watts Bar Dam when in was constructed in the 1940s. this turbine - the one for Unit 4 - was placed here with a crane in 2014 when a new, modern turbine took its place in the dam.
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, each of the complete, original turbines provided 42,000 horsepower and weighed nearly 1.3 million pounds.
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 2014.
Location. 35° 37.216′ N, 84° 47.119′ W. Marker is near Akeman Crossroad, Tennessee, in Rhea County. It is on 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 (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
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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 372 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 7. submitted on February 1, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
