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2 unusual facts about Norris Dam


John Rice Irwin

While he was an infant, Irwin and his family were forced to move because their land would be appropriated and flooded for the Norris Dam.

Roland Wank

He went on to redesign the Norris Dam itself, taking the existing engineering proposal and simplifying its overall appearance, removing ornament, and pulling the structural masses into a more coherent and dramatic spatial composition.


Island Home Park

During the 1930s, this house was home to TVA engineer Carl Bock, who helped design Norris, Wheeler, Pickwick, Hiwassee, and Kentucky dams.


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