The TVA is a federally owned corporation by the US in May 1933 that helped provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. This area was greatly affected by the Great Depression and was a result of the efforts but George W Norris. This was a project that was started to modernize the society and become a more efficient working region and help the economy. The service covers Tennessee, some of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small parts of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. "It was the first large regional planning agency of the federal government and remains the largest. Under the leadership of David Lilienthal, TVA became a model for America's
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People weren't making that much money and the average pay was about $630 per year, and people were living on as little as $100 a year. Also farmers were over farming the lands and they were starting to erode and depleting soil. Also the farmers were starting to make less money because of this. All the good trees were already cut and they were losing 10% of the trees due to fires each year.
TVA was designed to modernize the region, using experts and electricity to combat human and economic problems. TVA developed fertilizers, taught farmers ways to improve crop yields and helped replant forests, control forest fires, and improve habitat for fish and wildlife. The most dramatic change in Valley life came from TVA-generated electricity. Electric lights and modern home appliances made life easier and farms more productive. Electricity also drew industries into the region, providing desperately needed jobs.
None of this was easy. The development of the dams displaced more than 15,000 families. This created anti-TVA sentiment in some rural communities.[citation needed] Many local landowners were suspicious of government agencies. But TVA successfully introduced new agricultural methods into traditional farming communities by blending in and finding local
People weren't making that much money and the average pay was about $630 per year, and people were living on as little as $100 a year. Also farmers were over farming the lands and they were starting to erode and depleting soil. Also the farmers were starting to make less money because of this. All the good trees were already cut and they were losing 10% of the trees due to fires each year.
TVA was designed to modernize the region, using experts and electricity to combat human and economic problems. TVA developed fertilizers, taught farmers ways to improve crop yields and helped replant forests, control forest fires, and improve habitat for fish and wildlife. The most dramatic change in Valley life came from TVA-generated electricity. Electric lights and modern home appliances made life easier and farms more productive. Electricity also drew industries into the region, providing desperately needed jobs.
None of this was easy. The development of the dams displaced more than 15,000 families. This created anti-TVA sentiment in some rural communities.[citation needed] Many local landowners were suspicious of government agencies. But TVA successfully introduced new agricultural methods into traditional farming communities by blending in and finding local