Near Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

A Mission of Service

Photographed by Deborah Spencer, August 2, 2025

1. A Mission of Service Marker

Inscription. A Mission of Service TVA was created to serve the public, to make life better for the people of the Tennessee Valley region. It's our goal to make our region the best in the country in which to live, work and play. To that end, we are tasked with serving the Tennessee Valley by providing its energy, protecting its environment and stoking economic development. Balancing these life essentials is what makes us unique amoung power companies in the United States - indeed, in the world.

We generate reliable, low-cost power sold to you by your local power company. We safeguard the environment and manage the beautiful Tennessee River watershed. And we support economic development activity so there are plenty of high paying jobs to go around in our region.

Powering Your Life TVA has evolved in the way it views its role as a steward for our region. Today, we make power with facilities that make the air cleaner, reducing our reliance on coal plants to meet power demand, and using nuclear and gas-powered plants with lower emissions to keep carbon out of the air you breathe.

We work with power distributors and directly

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served industries to provide information and opportunities for energy efficiency so we don't have to make as much power to meet the overall demand.

Our generation portfolio includes more renewable power sources like the hyrdological system you're view now, as well as power generated from the sun, wind and methane gas.

Erected by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 34° 25.356′ N, 86° 23.707′ W. Marker is near Guntersville, Alabama, in Marshall County. It is on Snow Point Road north of Jackson Rd, on the right when traveling north. It is on Snow Point Road north of Jackson Rd, on the right when traveling north. Located inside the Kiosk next to the Guntersville Dam Range Station where Snow Point Road turns west to follow the river. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guntersville AL 35976, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

Photographed by Deborah Spencer, August 2, 2025

2. A Mission of Service Marker

in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: TVA Goes to War (here, next to this marker); Rolling Goods Down the River (here, next to this marker); Promoting Your Prosperity (here, next to this marker); How the Dam Works (here, next to this marker); A Valley of Hardships (here, next to this marker); Guntersville Dam (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Guntersville Dam (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. Andrew Jackson's Fort Deposit (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guntersville.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.