{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Iconic Locations: Fontana Dam","description":"Today, we\u2019re hiking on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, to the site of Fontana Dam. It\u2019s the tallest dam east of the Rocky Mountains. Constructed in the 1940s, the dam and its resulting reservoir flooded four towns and affected the daily lives and memories of many people. So, why was the dam built and what lies beneath the cool blue waters of Fontana Lake? Further Reading: \u201cFontana Dam, N.C.,\u201d Appalachian Trail Conservancy  \u201cThe History of Fontana Village,\u201d Fontana Village Resort and Marina.  \u201cInterview with Commodore A. Casada, 11 November 2009,\u201d interview by Rhydon T. Atzenhoffer, Oral Histories of Western North Carolina, Southern Appalachian Digital Collections.  Archival Photographs of Fontana Village and Fontana Lake, Southern Appalachian Digital Collections.  \u201cFontana,\u201d Tennessee Valley Authority.  \u201cTennessee Valley Authority Act (1933),\u201d National Archives and Records Administration. Pete Seeger, &quot;The TVA Song,&quot; Gazette, Vol. 1 (1958) Smithsonian Folkways Recordings  https:\/\/folkways.si.edu\/pete-seeger\/gazette-vol-1\/american-folk\/music\/album\/smithsonian.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Green Tunnel","author_url":"https:\/\/podcasts.rrchnm.org\/show\/the-green-tunnel\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26846997\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/26846997"}