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hydroelectricity projects. Hale would continue suggesting the need for a state park in the Poor Valley vicinity when in 1949, he was contacted by James Pope, director of the TVA. Hale would learn that the TVA since 1941, had been planning the development of a public recreation area in the Poor Valley
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On-site studies performed by the TVA revealed the prominence of bass, bluegill, shiner, crappie, darter, and carp fish species in upstream Poor Valley Creek and the embayment near
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would discover that this funding would never be spent by the TDEC. In May 1973, the TVA would sign an agreement with the
Tennessee state government to complete the project, having the TVA pay 80% for the construction of the lateral dam, and transfer the land and water to the state at no cost while
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a marina, group lodge, an environmental interpretation center, lighted tennis courts and athletic ball-fields, hiking and mountain biking trails, horse stables, a trading post/concession center, and over 50 fully-facilitated campsites and picnic areas.
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species. Mammal species spotted included opossum, skunk, squirrel, fox, raccoon, and deer. Amphibians and reptiles spotted included frog, turtle, snake, and salamander species.
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Poor Valley Creek State Park: Environmental Impact
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321:Mooresburg
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57:State park
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270:Kingsport
194:no action
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392:(1968).
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