Quote Originally Posted by kosmo View Post
In the 1940s, the construction of nearby Kentucky Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority brought plentiful electric power that led to many industrial plants, mostly chemical manufacturers, to locate between the city and the Tennessee River. Merchant Luther Draffen was instrumental in attracting the dam and industrial plants. (I agree ith justin,the picture you doesn't look to be part of the coffer
That's interesting...I knew he was the namesake if Draffenville but I did not know he was involved in attracting the dam being built where it is now located....

Rickie