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3 and a Museum EAST TN

Start with a full tank of Gas. Ride north through East and visit the and 3 TV A dams.

The internationally recognized Museum of Appalachia in'Norris, TN houses many items of yesteryear Appalachia. These include relocated buildings, many collections of various items, folk art, mountain music, gardens, and a restaurant. Hours are 8-7 and admission charges for adults are $12.95 ($10.00 for Seniors and AAA).

Norris is a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) hydroelectric and control structure located on the in . It was the first dam constructed by TVA in the 1930s. The dam is 1860 feet (570 m) long and 265 feet (81 m) high. , the largest reservoir on a tributary of the , has 33,840 acres (137 km2) of water surface and 809 miles (1302 km) of shoreline. The dam is equipped with two 50 MW electrical generators. The dam was named in honor of Nebraska Senator George Norris, a longtime supporter of TV A. A 4038 acre Tennessee State park is located at dam.

Construction of began in 1960 and was completed in 1963. Melton Hill is the only TV A dam on a tributary stream with a navigation lock. The dam is 103 feet high and stretches 1,020 feet across the Clinch River. The generating capacity of Melton Hill is 72,000 kilowatts of electricity. The park area around Melton Hill offers year-round camping plus sheltered picnic tables and pavilions.

Fort Loudoun Dam is a TV A dam on the Tennessee River in East Tennessee. It impounds Lake at Lenoir City, Tennessee. This lake is the uppennost in the ch~in of nine TVA reservoirs that form a continuous navigable channel on the Tennessee River from Knoxville to Paducah, Kentucky, 652 miles (1049 km) away. is 122 feet (37 m) high and stretches 4,190 feet (1277 m) across the Tennessee River. Fort Loudoun provides 379 miles (610 Ian) of shoreline and 14,600 acres (59 km2) of water surface. Fort Loudoun has a flood-storage capacity of 111,000 acre-feet (137,000,000 m3), and generates 155.6 megawatts of electricity. Construction of Fort Loudoun Dam began in 1940 and was completed in 1943. It is named for Fort Loudoun, an 18th century British fort built during the French and Indian War. The fort was named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, commander of British forces in North America at the time.

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SUMMARY Driving distance: 142.6 miles Trip duration: 3 hours, 5 minutes