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The hotel where I stayed and Florence is next to the Tennessee River, |
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The hotel where I stayed and Florence is next to the Tennessee River, |
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The marina is near the bridge across the river. |
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Boats in the marina
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Two men were putting their boat onto a trailer. One man
was driving the truck and one was driving the boat.
Then they threw some large fish into the water. I guess they made their
picture before throwing them back.
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Across the river are houses on top of bluffs.
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A boat on the river |
A fisherman at dusk |
I went to Veterans Memorial Park because it was near Wilson Dam and I wanted to see the dam.
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I saw lots of kids playing various sports, viewed the
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I made a nice picture of the river with some barges on it. Still no dam.
Still looking for the dam, I got back on the road and drove
across the river.
The road seemed narrow, and suddenly I realized I was driving on top of the dam!
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The road headed straight for this building and finally curved
and went around the building.
Then I saw all this huge electrical equipment. I walked along a path toward the river, and there it was - Wilson Dam!
It was built by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and inspired the creation of the
TVA, which now runs it.
