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Aerial View of the TVA Experimental Fertilizer Plant (Muscle Shoals, Alabama), undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: [AV1643-1]

Original caption reads: Air view of TVA's experimental fertilizer plant at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is shown here with Wilson Dam in background. These properties were constructed during and following World War I and were assigned to TVA in 1933. The chemical plant has been modernized by TVA, for the development of new fertilizers that will prove more economical to the farmer as applied to the soil. Highly concentrated phosphatic fertilizers have been developed. The plant also produces ammonium nitrate.

Dates

  • undated

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480