October 11, 2026

Murray, Kentucky draws its locally owned electricity from this New Deal era federal agency, and Norris, Tennessee was built by the same agency in 1933 as a model planned community for workers constructing a dam on the Clinch River. Which US federal agency created by Franklin D. Roosevelt is this?

A Damodar Valley Corporation
B United Association
C Ford Motor Company
D Tennessee Valley Authority

Murray, Kentucky and Norris, Tennessee are both tied to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Murray's local electric system draws all its energy from TVA, and Norris was built by TVA in 1933 as a model town for Norris Dam workers on the Clinch River.

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