TVA logo tileBRISTOL, Tenn. - The Tennessee Valley Authority has reopened the South Holston Dam visitor center nearly 14 years after it was closed due to security concerns following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
The Bristol Herald Courier reports TVA closed 49 visitor centers in Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky and is now in the process of refurbishing and reopening them one by one.
Laura Smith, project manager for TVA, says people involved in the reopenings work to create new displays about the area's natural resources, how TVA generates electricity and the history behind each dam.
TVA says it has been working on the project for the past four years and so far eight centers in three states have reopened. They include Fort Patrick Henry Dam in Kingsport, Tennessee, which also reopened this week.