Dublin Core
Title
The Powerhouse
Subject
Colbert, County; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Wilson Dam; Wilson Lake; TVA
Description
The powerhouse controls Wilson Dam. The building is connected parallel to the dam on the south side. It houses the generating machinery for producing electricity from the dammed water. It also controls the overflow water flowing out of Wilson lake. The powerhouse contains the penstocks to conduct water towards the turbines.
The top level is the main generator room. The building is built of reinforced concrete columns and girders supporting a slab roof by steel trusses.
The top level is the main generator room. The building is built of reinforced concrete columns and girders supporting a slab roof by steel trusses.
Creator
Carrie Keener, University of North Alabama
Source
'FDR, TVA, And CCC Federal Influence In The Shoals: The Journal Of Muscle Shoals History Volume XIX'. 2015. Florence. William Lindsey McDonald Collection. UNA Special Archives.
Peyton, John Howe. 1916. 'America's Gibraltar Muscle Shoals'. Paper. Florence. William Lindsey McDonald Collection. UNA Special Archives.
Peyton, John Howe. 1916. 'America's Gibraltar Muscle Shoals'. Paper. Florence. William Lindsey McDonald Collection. UNA Special Archives.
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
November 30, 2015
Format
image, postcard