An interesting event taking place in TN this September – National Rendezvous, 2010; Chattanooga, Tennessee aboard the Delta Queen Steamboat Hotel on the North Shore Wednesday evening, September 15 through Saturday, September 18, 2010. On Friday, the 17th of September, some of the most revered historians within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will present the unknown facets of that organization’s history to the group. TVA developed the primary maps used within the hiking, recreation, planning, engineering and surveying communities, the map known as the 7.5 minute quad sheet. TVA played a huge role in mapping Germany and France during WW II. What did the 1944 map of Oak Ridge, Tennessee look like? How much water is backed up and where will it go when one builds a dam. The TVA is the premier mapper of the 20th century with others following their ground breaking techniques and methodology. The entire globe benefited from their work in our little valley. See more details on Amerisurv or see also http://www.surveyorshistoricalsociety.com/
