"With 110,000 horsepower generating capacity, this was Alabama's pioneer large power development. The Company's total generating capacity, both hydro and steam, is over two million horsepower. The Company operates six hydro and six steam generating...
"Lay dam and power house. This dam is 1,543 feet long and 104 feet high. The power house is 324 feet in length, 74 feet in width and 106 feet in height from the water level to the roof. Its installed capacity is 110,000 horsepower."
"This Power Station and Dam, Built by the Alabama Power Company, Generates 70,000 Horsepower and Supplies Electric Power for Numerous Cities and Towns in Alabama." From the rotogravure section of the Birmingham Age-Herald, Sunday, October 10, 1915.
"The watershed of the Tennessee River and its tributaries, scene of the TVA's program for the unified development of the Tennessee River system, covers an area of about 41,000 square miles, including parts of seven states, and supports a population...
"This artist's diagram shows how 52 inches of rainfall, the average for the Tennessee Valley, is stepped down productively from the mountain headwaters to join the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Ten years ago, prior to TVA, this river was...