Norris

Norris
/nawr"is, nor"-/, n.
1. Charles Gilman, 1881-1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
2. Frank, 1870-1902, U.S. novelist (brother of Charles Gilman).
3. George William, 1861-1944, U.S. senator 1913-43.
4. Kathleen (Thompson), 1880-1966, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (wife of Charles Gilman).
5. a male given name.

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      city, Anderson county, eastern Tennessee, U.S. It lies along the Clinch River, about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Knoxville. Built in 1933–34 by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to accommodate construction workers on the Norris (originally Cove Creek) Dam, the company town was sold by public auction in 1948 to private investors. Properties were broken up and resold to individuals, and Norris was incorporated as a city in 1949. Norris Dam (1936; the first major dam to be built by the TVA), 5 miles (8 km) northwest, is 265 feet (81 metres) high and 1,860 feet (567 metres) long; it impounds the Clinch and Powell (Powell River) rivers for power generation, flood control, and recreation to form a lake with some 800 miles (1,300 km) of shoreline.

      Like the dam, the city is named for Senator George W. Norris (Norris, George W.) of Nebraska, who sponsored the act that established the TVA. Norris is mainly residential, and tourism contributes to the economy. Big Ridge, Norris Dam, and Cove Lake state parks are nearby; Chuck Swan and Cove Creek wildlife management areas are along Norris Lake. The Museum of Appalachia contains restored buildings and artifacts of Appalachian life. Pop. (1990) 1,303; (2000) 1,446.

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