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Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
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Sharps Chapel is an unincorporated community in southwestern Union County, Tennessee, along the northern shore of Norris Lake.
The homestead of Sherman Stiner, which was among the hundreds of families displaced in Sharps Chapel by the TVA for Norris Dam
The homestead of Sherman Stiner, which was among the hundreds of families displaced in Sharps Chapel by the TVA for Norris Dam
Norris Dam
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Norris Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control structure located on the Clinch River in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. The dam was the first major project for the Tenn
Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
…was called "Clinch River," but in 1869, the name was changed to Sharps Chapel. Sharps Chapel is assigned zip code 37866. During the construction of Norris Dam in the 1930s, the community was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, housing workers for the dam project and the development of the nearby…
Norris Dam and Powerhouse, circa 2021.
Norris Dam and Powerhouse, circa 2021.
Design plan for Norris Dam, c. 1933
Design plan for Norris Dam, c. 1933
"Arthur Roberts and Sam Mynatt drilling in lateral test shaft for examination of substrata at base of Norris Dam." Photograph taken by Lewis Hine Octo
"Arthur Roberts and Sam Mynatt drilling in lateral test shaft for examination of substrata at base of Norris Dam." Photograph taken by Lewis Hine October 27, 1933
Curt Stiner, a farmer from the Sharps Chapel area of Union County, was among those displaced for Norris Dam. Stiner criticized the TVA's property acqu
Curt Stiner, a farmer from the Sharps Chapel area of Union County, was among those displaced for Norris Dam. Stiner criticized the TVA's property acquisition methods, having to sell his farm to TVA for an amount less than he had paid to his father before constructing new farm buildings on it as well.