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The Hidden Cost of Norris Dam
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Why does no one talk about the towns that disappeared when TVA built Norris Dam? In 1936, the Tennessee Valley Authority flooded over 34,000 acres in Anderson and Campbell Counties to create Norris Lake. But here's what they don't tell you. Entire communities vanished underwater. The town of Loyston. The community of Wash. Butler. Hickory Valley. Over 2,900 families were forced to relocate. Most were farmers who'd lived on that land for generations. TVA paid an average of $46 per acre. That's it. No relocation assistance. No job training. Just a check and a deadline to get out. Some families
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