Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Companies based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sports in Knoxville, Tennessee, Transportation in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority, Magnavox, 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Kingston Pike, Tennessee Coach Company, Knoxville Ice Bears, Old City, Scripps Networks Interactive, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Regal Entertainment Group, Neyland Stadium, Knoxville Iron Company, Gulf and Ohio Railways, McGhee Tyson Airport, Adventure Con, Thermocopy, Tennessee Smokies, Goody's Family Clothing, Tombras Group, Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, Brookside Mills, Fine Living Network, Cooking Channel, Three Rivers Rambler, Thompson-Boling Arena, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, House Hasson Hardware, West Town Mall, Petro's Chili & Chips, Knoxville Center, Knoxville Cherokees, Pilot Corp., Tennessee Airways, Smoky Mountain Jam, IdleAire, AC Entertainment, Knoxville Knights, Knoxville Area Transit, Sea Ray, Knoxville News Sentinel Open, Weigel's, Bill Meyer Stadium, Knoxville Force, Knoxville Noise, Cyberflix, Bush Brothers and Company, Knoxville Speed, Turkey Creek, Luten Bridge Company, Knoxville Rugby Club, James White Civic Coliseum, Holston Hills Country Club, Rebel Yell Open, EdFinancial Services, Hard Knox Roller Girls, Knoxville Invitational, Knoxville Marathon, Knoxville Locomotive Works, Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville Ladies Classic, Dempster Brothers, Inc.. Excerpt: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression. The enterprise was a result of the efforts of Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska. TVA was envisioned not ...