Calderwood
Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Alcoa” and “Calderwood, Tennessee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calderwood Dam.
Calderwood Dam
Dam
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Calderwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount and Monroe counties, in the U. S. state of Tennessee. Completed in 1930, the dam is owned and maintained by Tapoco, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America, although the Tennessee Valley Authority controls the dam's reservoir levels from Fontana Dam further upstream.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tallassee.
Tallassee
Hamlet
Tallassee is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Tennessee. Its ZIP code is 37878. Tallassee is located along U.S. Route 129 approximately a half mile west of Chilhowee Dam along the banks of the Little Tennessee River. Tallassee is situated 4½ miles northwest of Calderwood.
Calderwood
- Categories: ghost town, historic district, and locality
- Location: Blount, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.50925° or 35° 30′ 33″ northLongitude
-83.99407° or 83° 59′ 39″ westElevation
942 feet (287 metres)Open location code
867RG254+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 154202498OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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