Shoals Tennessee River

Muscle Shoals, a portion of the Tennessee River, was part of the Tennessee River. The river was unique because it had a 130 foot drop in elevation for 30 miles. The drop in elevation made it seemingly impossible to travel upstream, or against the current. The drop in the elevation created rapids, called “shoals”. This part of the Tennessee River is where the Tennessee Valley Authority originated. The Tennessee River Valley was a very fertile place. Cotton and corn thrived growing in the river valley. However, this didn’t last long. Every spring, there was a huge amount of rainfall. The rain could reach heights of up to 6 feet. During this time of year, the valley lost tons of great topsoil needed for growing the crops. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the
It wasn’t always very easy for them though. They had a lot of setbacks and failures. However, they brought electricity to thousands which was much needed in the valley. The TVA was said to be one of the most ambitious and committed projects in the New Deal. When the Great Depression ended in the late 1930’s, it caused a lot of people to have to start over in their lives. They had to begin again and the Tennessee Valley Authority provided them with this fresh start. The TVA drastically changed the 1930’s. The TVA provided many unemployed people jobs, it made the river valley safer, and provided the people living there with amazing resources and opportunities. The TVA improved all of the lives living in or on the river because electricity was becoming necessary in everyday life and the TVA provided that. In conclusion, the Tennessee Valley Authority was one of the many great projects to happen after the war and the Great Depression were a thing of the past. It provided so many individuals with a fresh start to being their lives over again. They TVA was also very successful because it’s still used and loved to this