Wednesday morning, June 12, we began by meeting in the Tucker River Fellows room bright and early.
Mrs. Couch explained we had a long day ahead of us. Our first action was to leave for the
Ocoee Dam for a tour. On the bus ride most of us fell asleep but quickly woke up when we arrived
at the Dam. Our tour guide, Mike, greeted us with a warm smile and after a quick talk about the history
of the Dam, we put our hard hats on and some safety glasses. He explained to us that there are 3
Ocoee dams that work together to create power. 1 megawatt powers about 136 homes.
We headed down to the control station and looked around. Apparently, it used the be sugar mill!
We saw the new control center, the old control center, generators, and much more.
From there we found a playground and sat down at the picnic tables to eat lunch.
Soon, TVA Archeologists came to talk with us. They explained that no one can build on a lot without
archeologists like them making sure there are no important artifacts.
After this they provided us with materials to make little tribal masks.
After stopping at the playground for a quick slide down the slide we headed back to Chattanooga
were we debriefed and went home for the day.
Ocoee Dam for a tour. On the bus ride most of us fell asleep but quickly woke up when we arrived
at the Dam. Our tour guide, Mike, greeted us with a warm smile and after a quick talk about the history
of the Dam, we put our hard hats on and some safety glasses. He explained to us that there are 3
Ocoee dams that work together to create power. 1 megawatt powers about 136 homes.
We headed down to the control station and looked around. Apparently, it used the be sugar mill!
We saw the new control center, the old control center, generators, and much more.
From there we found a playground and sat down at the picnic tables to eat lunch.
Soon, TVA Archeologists came to talk with us. They explained that no one can build on a lot without
archeologists like them making sure there are no important artifacts.
After this they provided us with materials to make little tribal masks.
After stopping at the playground for a quick slide down the slide we headed back to Chattanooga
were we debriefed and went home for the day.
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