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Wilson Dam is a dam on the Tennessee River in Lauderdale and Colbert counties of Alabama, United States. Completed in 1924 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers , it impounds Wilson Lake , and is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River.
The trail was funded by a US$280,000 federal matching grant with US$210,000 provided by the federal government and US$70,000 of matching funds from the chambers of commerce or convention and visitors bureaus of the 13 counties, the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Association, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and several corporate sponsors. [1]
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act, which authorized the construction of two nitrate-manufacturing plants and a dam to provide them hydropower. [3] President Wilson chose Muscle Shoals, Alabama as the site of the dam, which when completed in 1924, was named Wilson Dam . [ 4 ]
Colbert / Lauderdale / Lawrence counties, Alabama, United States Coordinates 34°48′02″N 87°37′33″W / 34.800643°N 87.625861°W / 34.800643; -87.
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Heavy rainfall in south of the United States forced the release of millions of gallons of water from the Wilson Dam near Florence, Alabama, on Wednesday, February 20.The dam released 2 million ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.