TVA Provided The Power To Change Tennessee The Tennessee Valley Authority brought the poverty stricken state of Tennessee out of the dark ages by providing employment and increases in the standards of living both through social and economic programs. Prior to the TVA the level of poverty in the Tennessee Valley was the worst in the nation. The onset of the Great Depression added to the hardships Tennesseeans where already coping with. With an average …showed first 75 words of 1385 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1385 total…the only New Deal construction agency to become a permanent part of the U.S. government. The flood control that TVA’s dams provide have saved billions according to estimates. The navigational improvements that TVA’s dams provided have turned the Tennessee River into a vital water transformational water way for shipping cargo. And the affordable power that TVA’s dams brought to Tennessee provided the positive economic and social changes that we enjoy today.