Eight generator units used to power the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam near Sheffield in Colbert County. The dam was built during World War I to power nitrate plants and was acquired by TVA in 1933. The dam is one of the largest in TVA's system, with a total of 21 generators.
Generator Units at Wilson Dam
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Courtesy of the Library of Congress; photo by Alfred T. Palmer
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