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    Retired lock operator recalls rich history of navigation at Hales Bar [Image 5 of 8]

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    The image shows the decommissioned Hales Bar Dam structure on a river, displaying significant weathering and rust on its concrete and metal surfaces. The large concrete wall bears the name 'HALES BAR' in green lettering, with a staircase, small operator cabin, and orange warning flag visible on the face of the structure. The surrounding landscape shows bare winter trees and residential structures on the hillside in the background.

    JASPER, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES

    12.19.2013

    Photo by Leon Roberts 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

    This is the Hales Bar Dam power plant building in Haletown, Tenn., taken from across the Tennessee River at the crumbling navigation lock, Dec. 19, 2013, on the bank of the Tennessee River in Jasper, Tenn. Hales Bar Dam opened in 1913 and the project was the first to provide hydropower in the world. The dam ceased operations in 1968 when Nickajack Dam opened a few miles downstream. One hundred years later, the region looks back and remembers life at Hales Bar Dam and Navigation Lock. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

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    Date Taken: 12.19.2013
    Date Posted: 01.13.2014 18:19
    Photo ID: 1149932
    VIRIN: 131219-A-EO110-005
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 6.28 MB
    Location: JASPER, TENNESSEE, US

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