This Week in Roosevelt History: May 15-21

May 18, 1933: The Tennessee Valley Authority was created. Laborers at work in Tennessee Valley Authority forest tree nursery at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 53-227(1850). ********** The New Deal Estore is a great place to shop for Roosevelt related books, gifts, and other treasures from the New Deal Store at the … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: May 15-21

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On April 10, 1933, FDR proposed the Tennessee Valley Authority to Congress.  The TVA was one of the largest New Deal projects, building dams, reservoirs and electrical stations across several Southern states.  It brought affordable power and jobs to millions. FDR's Message to Congress Suggesting the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA: The sole water supply of this section … Continue reading Roosevelt Fact

This Week in Roosevelt History: May 15-21

May 18, 1933: The Tennessee Valley Authority was created. Laborers at work in Tennessee Valley Authority forest tree nursery at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 53-227(1850). ********** The New Deal Estore is a great place to shop for Roosevelt related books, gifts, and other treasures from the New Deal Store at the … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: May 15-21