Interview with Commodore A. Casada

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Commodore A. Casada

Subject

Autobiography
Bryson City (N.C.)
Casada, Commodore A. (Commodore Andrew), 1909-2011
Dams -- Economic aspects
Dams -- Social aspects
Events
Fontana Dam (N.C.)

Description

100 year old Commodore Casada talks about the building of Fontana Dam, the largest dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, and its effects on the residents of Bryson City. The Fontana Dam, completed in 1945, is built on the Little Tennessee River and is located near Fontana Village in Graham County, North Carolina.

Creator

Casada, Commodore A. (Commodore Andrew), 1909-2011

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - HIST 474/574

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1940s;
2009-11-16

Contributor

Atzenhoffer, T. Rhydon

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf;
sound recordings
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound

Identifier

35507
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/35507

Date Created

2014-12-04

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Graham County (N.C.)
Swain County (N.C.)
Bryson City (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western

Extent

00:24:22 (sound recording)(duration)
4 pages (transcript)(duration)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Casada, Commodore A. (Commodore Andrew), 1909-2011, “Interview with Commodore A. Casada,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/35507.