Alcoa
Images of America

Auteur(s) : Duggan, David R. ; Williams, George

• Notice du document

  Titre / Title

  Alcoa
  Images of America

  Auteur(s) / Author(s)

  Duggan David R., auteur principal ; Williams George, auteur principal

  Type de document

  Ouvrage

  Catégorie d'ouvrage

  HISTOIRE INDUSTRIELLE ET TECHNIQUE

  Publication

  Tennessee, USA: Arcadia Publishing, 2011

  Description technique / Physical description

  128 p. : ill., couv. ill. en coul.; 24 cm

• ISBN

  9780738587813

  Langue / Language

  Anglais

• Description

  • Résumé / Abstract

    [Présentation en quatrième de couverture] 
    Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries were considered a good source of the hydroelectric energy essential to the production of aluminum. Alcoa was among the first planned communities in the state and the first municipalities in the nation to adopt a city manager–commission government. Alcoa was home to Wade Houston, former University of Tennessee basketball coach, and was the birthplace of NFL Hall of Fame member Lynn Swann. Boasting the world's largest factory under one roof during World War II, the city has established a record of excellence in industrial production, quality community life, education, and athletics.
    David R. Duggan, a circuit judge and former city attorney, is city historian and president of the Blount County Historical Museum and the Blount County Historic Trust. George Williams, founding chairman of the Blount County Historical Museum, is manager of Alcoa City Center and director of the Richard Williams Jr. Leadership Development Academy.
    The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title present the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today."