{"id":3533,"date":"2025-04-25T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:25:18","slug":"land-power-and-a-little-fish-the-tellico-dam-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3533","title":{"rendered":"Land, Power and a Little Fish: The Tellico Dam Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIqRbDOrvNo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of the battle over the Tellico Dam, the last major project of the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA&#8217;s ambitious plans for the Tellico project included not only a dam and lake but also the development of a brand-new city to be called Timberlake. \u00a0<br \/>\nHowever, the project faced fierce resistance from landowners who were being forced to sell their land, the Cherokee, whose most important Overhill towns were going to be flooded by the dam, and environmentalists trying to save the habitat of the endangered snail darter fish.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lawsuit over the fish won a victory in the Supreme Court for those wanting to stop the Tellico Dam, but that wasn\u2019t the end of the story, as you\u2019ll find out in this episode. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you like our stories, be sure to subscribe to the Stories of Appalachia podcast on your favorite podcast app or on our YouTube channel. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3895\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3533-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/65665661\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/65665661\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/65665661\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/65665661\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3533-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/65665661\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we tell the story of the battle over the Tellico Dam, the last major project of the Tennessee Valley Authority. 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