Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties in North Carolina. The dam was signed into existence by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1941 ...

All come into play in the Fontana Dam area ... Built to harness the energy of the Little Tennessee River with electrical power needed during World War II, the dam is the tallest in the eastern ...

Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. The Fontana Dam, rising high above the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina, is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States.

When the Tallassee Power Company completed construction of the Cheoah Dam (pictured here) on the Little Tennessee River in 1919, it was, at 225 feet, the tallest overflow dam and most powerful ...