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A visitor observatory is located on top of the dam. Fontana Dam was built during World War II to provide hydroelectric power for the war effort. A new town, housing some 5,000 workers, sprang up in the forest, and the project broke construction records. by Brent D. Glass, 2006. Fontana Dam, the largest dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, is located on the Little Tennessee River in Graham County. Completed in 1945, it is a gravity-type concrete structure 480 feet high, 2,365 feet long, and 376 feet thick at its base. Fontana Dam. At 480 ft., Fontana Dam is the tallest concrete dam east of the Rocky Mountains. The dam impounds the Little Tennessee River forming Fontana Lake and produces hydroelectric power. Reservoir size is approximately 11,700 acres. There is a shoreline of about 240 miles. TVA Fontana Dam. Fontana Village was originally built as a town for the workers and their families who came from all around the country to construct the Tennessee Valley Authority Fontana Dam. Construction of Fontana Dam began in 1942 and was completed in 1944. Fontana: Facts + Figures. 1  Construction of Fontana Dam began in 1942 and was completed in 1944. 2  Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric facility. 3  The dam is 480 feet high and stretches 2,365 feet across the Little Tennessee River. 4  Fontana Reservoir provides 238 miles of shoreline and 10,230 acres of water surface for recreation activities. 5  In a year with ... At 480 feet (150 m) high, Fontana is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States, and at the time of its construction, it was the fourth tallest dam in the world. At the time it was built, the Fontana Dam was too remote for commuting, so the Tennessee Valley Authority created a town for the 5,000+ construction workers. The residences included A-6 prefabricated houses, which TVA chief architect Roland Wank and world-renowned architect Albert Kahn invented.
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