Author: Carolyn M. Barske and Brian Murphy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467129828
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history. For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcoming that navigation challenge led to such 19th-century technological advances as the Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur Railroad--the first rail line west of the Appalachian Mountains--and the Muscle Shoals Canal. During the Civil War, skirmishes over control of factories, rail lines, and bridges characterized most military activity in northwest Alabama. In the 20th century, the construction of Wilson Dam and the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority improved the quality of life and increased economic opportunities in northwest Alabama.
Tennessee River and Northwest Alabama
Author: Carolyn M. Barske and Brian Murphy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467129828
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history. For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcoming that navigation challenge led to such 19th-century technological advances as the Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur Railroad--the first rail line west of the Appalachian Mountains--and the Muscle Shoals Canal. During the Civil War, skirmishes over control of factories, rail lines, and bridges characterized most military activity in northwest Alabama. In the 20th century, the construction of Wilson Dam and the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority improved the quality of life and increased economic opportunities in northwest Alabama.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467129828
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history. For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcoming that navigation challenge led to such 19th-century technological advances as the Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur Railroad--the first rail line west of the Appalachian Mountains--and the Muscle Shoals Canal. During the Civil War, skirmishes over control of factories, rail lines, and bridges characterized most military activity in northwest Alabama. In the 20th century, the construction of Wilson Dam and the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority improved the quality of life and increased economic opportunities in northwest Alabama.
Tennessee River, Kentucky, Alabama, and Tennessee
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Publisher:
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Tennessee River and Tributaries, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Report of the Commissioners of Alabama and Tennessee, Respecting the Obstructions to Navigation at the Muscle Shoals, in Tennessee River, Made to the Legislature of Tennessee at Its Session in November, 1826
Author: Alabama. Commissioners to improve the navigation of the Tennessee River
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Tennessee Valley Perspective
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Category : Tennessee River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Tennessee River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Tennessee River at Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Fall Flight in Alabama
Author: Vic Daily
Publisher: Winpointe Publishing
ISBN: 9780615288420
Category : Waterfowl
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Publisher: Winpointe Publishing
ISBN: 9780615288420
Category : Waterfowl
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Tennessee River, Kentucky, Alabama, and Tennessee
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Tennessee River and Tributaries, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Category : Tennessee River
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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A Visit to the Tennessee River on the Invitation of the Tennessee River Improvement Association
Author: Tennessee River Improvement Association
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Category : Muscle Shoals Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Publisher:
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Category : Muscle Shoals Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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