Long-time Tuscumbia resident Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. His most significant effort while in Congress was the establishment of the agency that would become the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Long-time Tuscumbia resident Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. His most significant effort while in Congress was the establishment of the agency that would become the Tennessee Valley Authority.