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Title	Allatoona Lake
Photographer	Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
Description	View of the construction of the dam at Allatoona Lake in Cherokee County, Georgia.
Geographic Location	Cherokee County (Ga.) Lake Allatoona (Cherokee County, Ga.)
Subject	Dams--Georgia Hydraulic facilities--Georgia Hydroelectric power--Georgia Lakes & ponds--Georgia Bodies of water--Georgia Reservoirs--Georgia Floods--Georgia Flood control--Georgia
Date Original	circa 1948
Date Digital	2006
Type	4 x 5 in. black and white negative
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 82.221.07
Collection	Kenneth Rogers Photographs
Publisher	Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305;
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.;
Notes	Lake Allatoona (rarely called Allatoona Lake, the name derived from a government dam project) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake in the northwestern Metropolitan Atlanta. Cartersville is the nearest large town. The lake was authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1941 and 1946, and supplies much of the drinking water for the surrounding counties. The lake is popular for summer recreation activities.
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Allatoona Lake

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