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Tennessee River |
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Tennessee RiverNavigable river, Tennessee, northern Alabama, and western Kentucky, U.S. Formed by the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers in eastern Tennessee, it flows 652 mi (1,049 km) before joining the Ohio River in Kentucky. During the American Civil War it served as a strategic invasion route into the western Confederacy. Its development as one of the world's greatest irrigation and hydropower systems began with the establishment in 1933 of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Tennessee River is linked to the Tombigbee River by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When psychologist Jackie Hitchcock returns to her sleep small southern hometown alongside the Tennessee River to investigate the death of both of her parents, she finds herself quickly involved in the underworld of drug gangs and their powerful allies and accomplices. Missionary Ridge extends for several miles south of the Tennessee River, overlooking Chattanooga at more than 500 feet. This past summer, the Chattanooga Chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBAnooga) entered into an unprecedented agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to ensure public access to about 4,000 acres of woodlands overlooking the Tennessee River Gorge. |
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