Tennessee River Archives - Four Rivers Explorer

TVA Land Acquisition Maps

Post published:December 21, 2020
Post category:The Map Room
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The Kentucky Dam project was the largest and most ambitious from the new deal era of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The creation of Kentucky Lake would take years of planning…

Pine Bluff today, taken from a boat.

Pine Bluff, Tennessee

Post published:September 11, 2020
Post category:Old Towns & Villages
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John Wayne, the Hollywood legend who starred in dozens of films, is directly tied to Pine Bluff, Tennessee. The story is quite amazing, but first, we need a quick overview…

The map shows a drug store, livery, mill, and other stores in town.

Detailed 1933 Map of Birmingham, KY

Post published:September 8, 2020
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This map from the Kentucky Department of Highways shows land owners and businesses on the main road in Birmingham, Ky.

Danville Transfer Elevator

Old Danville Transfer Elevator

Post published:September 24, 2019
Post category:Abandoned
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We’ve always enjoyed experiencing and seeing the oddities of the Four Rivers region. That’s why this site, Four Rivers Explorer, exists. But before we began this site, we had a section of our main tourism site, Explore Kentucky Lake, that was dedicated to the unusual and lesser-known aspects of our area. We called the section “Explorations”.

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