Norris, Tennessee

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Norris, Tennessee is a small planned city in eastern Tennessee originally built in the 1930s to house workers constructing the Norris Dam for the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Norris, Tennessee canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
planned community
areaCode 865
builtForProject Norris Dam
climate humid subtropical climate
constructionBegan 1933
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
county Anderson County, Tennessee
developedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
elevation approximately 1,100 feet
FIPSCode 47-54040
founded 1930s
founder Tennessee Valley Authority
GNISFeatureID 1296032
governingBody city council
governmentType mayor–council
hasFeature early TVA experimental town planning
greenbelt system
planned street layout
hasHistoricDistrict Norris Historic District
hasHousingType standardized TVA house designs
wood-frame houses
hasLandUsePattern separation of residential and commercial areas
hasNearbyAttraction Museum of Appalachia
hasPostalCode 37828
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedInRegion Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: eastern Tennessee
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNorthOf Knoxville, Tennessee
locatedOn U.S. Route 441 NERFINISHED
namedAfter George W. Norris
Norris Dam
near Norris Dam
Norris Lake NERFINISHED
NRHPType historic district
originalOwner Tennessee Valley Authority
partOf Knoxville metropolitan area
planningInfluence Garden city movement
surface form: garden city movement
purpose to house workers constructing Norris Dam
servedBy Anderson County Schools
soldToPrivateOwners 1940s
state Tennessee

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Anderson County, Tennessee contains Norris, Tennessee
George W. Norris namesakeOf Norris, Tennessee
Norris Dam locatedNear Norris, Tennessee
Anderson County hasMajorCommunity Norris, Tennessee
subject surface form: Anderson County, Tennessee
Anderson County hasTown Norris, Tennessee
subject surface form: Anderson County, Tennessee
Anderson County hasJurisdictionOver Norris, Tennessee
subject surface form: Anderson County, Tennessee
Museum of Appalachia locatedNear Norris, Tennessee
Norris Dam State Park nearCity Norris, Tennessee
Norris Lake nearCity Norris, Tennessee