Some pictures of boating down the Tennessee. The river and dam system on the of the Tennessee River is controlled by the Tennessee Valley Authority. I have not done the research but have heard that back in the 1920's when the dams were built and valleys were flooded many homesteaders lost their land to the TVA. So there are areas on the River where you can see remnants of previous times.
Building the Dams and the Locks and controlling the flooding was done to make the River navigable for commerce.
