Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity
This book consists of work papers bound into book entitled Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity dated August 1952. This book is typed and includes graphs, charts, and statistics for areas of interests such as schools, organizations, county government, populations, and public agencies of Monroe, Polk, and McMinn counties in Tennessee.
Dates
- 1952 August
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This book consists of work papers bound into book entitled Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity dated August 1952.
Biographical/Historical Note
In the late 1930s, the Tennessee Valley Authority created a committee to examine problems of flooding in the Chestuee watershed. The Chestuee project demonstrated the importance of local citizens participating in planning the work needed for flood-control and land-management. Chestuee Creek is a stream located 4 miles from Benton, Tennessee in Polk County.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository