TVA bulldozed a lot of cabins in their efforts to tame the Tennessee River and it’s tributaries back in the 1930’s. In most incidences this was done because dams were built and the land the cabins were on would be flooded by the lakes the dams formed. In quite a few incidences, though, land was seized, along with the cabins on it, families were displaced and the land was never flooded or used. There are quite a few law suits ongoing brought forth by families who had their land seized and never used by TVA. They want the land back, especially now that TVA is making noises about developing the land for profit. This is particularly true in the Tennessee River Gorge where it cuts through the Cumberland Plateau west of Chattanooga.
Likewise, Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, N. Carolina
Interesting story re the history of this event as originally written, then later revised. FDR tie-ins. Great Depression. Government programs.
This is particularly true in the Tennessee River Gorge where it cuts through the Cumberland Plateau west of Chattanooga.
This is my neck of the woods. Center Hill Lake was formed by the flooding by TVA. First they stole the land, then the taxpayers built TVA. Now we have to pay to use the boat docks and parks that resulted from the project. Nice.