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Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketing electricity demands in the Tennessee Valley to support the aluminum industry at the height of World War II; it also provided electricity to a ...
The Lloyd Shoals Dam was built in 1910 by Central Georgia Power Company, and electricity was originally generated for the city of Macon. Relative to others in the state, it is a smaller lake (about 4,750 acres (19.2 km 2 ) with 135 miles (217 km) of shoreline), which still generates electricity and provides a location for water sports , boating ...
This is a list of hotels in the United States, both current and defunct, organized by state. The list includes highly rated luxury hotels , skyscraper rated buildings, and historic hotels. It is not a directory of every chain or independent hotel building in the United States.
A. I. Selden Dam; Abiquiu Dam; Addicks Reservoir; Alamo Lake State Park; Albeni Falls Dam; Allatoona Dam; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 5; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 6; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 7; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 8; Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 9; Alum Creek Lake ...
Standing Bear Lake, also known as Dam Site 16, is a park located at 6404 North 132nd street in West Omaha, Nebraska. The park has a 135-acre (55 ha) lake with boating in the summertime, and ice skating in the winter. The park and recreation area covers about 396 acres (160 ha) of land surrounding the lake, with a 131-acre (53 ha) wildlife area ...
The construction of Chatuge Dam and its reservoir required the purchase of 11,641 acres (4,711 ha) of land, 1,904 acres (771 ha) of which had to be cleared. 278 families, 532 graves, and 40 miles (64 km) of roads (including part of U.S. Route 64 and all of NC 69) had to be relocated. [8]
The Boulder Dam Hotel, also known as the Boulder City Inn, is a hotel located in Boulder City, Nevada that is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style by architect Henry Smith. [ 2 ]
Nevers Dam, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota – St. Croix River (built 1889, removed 1954 after being damaged) [20] Sandstone Dam, Sandstone, Minnesota – Kettle River (20 ft tall hydropower dam built 1908, removed 1999) [21] Shady Lake Dam (Oronoco Dam), Oronoco, Minnesota – Zumbro River (built in 1937, removed 2015 after dam failure in 2010 ...