Golden Pond Kentucky JFK land grab
This is an amazing testimony to what happened in Kentucky when JFK was president. She links it to Hurricane Helene. The People need to do what she says.
Kentucky Dam’s construction in 1938-1944 forced thousands of people to move out of the Tennessee River valley. Towns from Gilbertsville to Birmingham, Ky. on down to Danville and Johnsonville Tenn. had to be moved or were destroyed for the creation of Kentucky Lake.
On the Cumberland River, just a few miles east of the Tennessee River, Barkley Dam did the same thing in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Bigger towns such as Kuttawa and Eddyville had to relocate as well as numerous highways, railroads, schools, and cemeteries. They all had to get on higher ground before Lake Barkley would flood the valley permanently.
Golden Pond
The destruction of Golden Pond. TVA photo, circa. 1968.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy and the Tennessee Valley Authority decided to purchase 170,000 acres of land between Kentucky Lake and the newly-created Lake Barkley. This area was known to the locals as “between the rivers” which lead to the present-day Land Between The Lakes (LBL).
The vast area of 265-plus square miles is now completely uninhabited. No permanent residents live here – only campgrounds, public launch ramps and some popular attractions. But evidence of settlements, homes, farms and communities can be found throughout LBL.
Virtually all structures in LBL were either moved out or torn down. Less than a handful remain today, but a keen eye and knowing where to look will reveal some of the life that was here over 50 years ago.
Golden Pond – 1848 to 1969
Golden Pond could be considered the “capital city” of the between the rivers region. It was the largest town in the present-day recreation area, although it only had a couple hundred residents, perhaps.
Kentucky Dam’s construction in 1938-1944 forced thousands of people to move out of the Tennessee River valley. Towns from Gilbertsville to Birmingham, Ky. on down to Danville and Johnsonville Tenn. had to be moved or were destroyed for the creation of Kentucky Lake.
On the Cumberland River, just a few miles east of the Tennessee River, Barkley Dam did the same thing in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Bigger towns such as Kuttawa and Eddyville had to relocate as well as numerous highways, railroads, schools, and cemeteries. They all had to get on higher ground before Lake Barkley would flood the valley permanently.
Golden Pond
The destruction of Golden Pond. TVA photo, circa. 1968.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy and the Tennessee Valley Authority decided to purchase 170,000 acres of land between Kentucky Lake and the newly-created Lake Barkley. This area was known to the locals as “between the rivers” which lead to the present-day Land Between The Lakes (LBL).
The vast area of 265-plus square miles is now completely uninhabited. No permanent residents live here – only campgrounds, public launch ramps and some popular attractions. But evidence of settlements, homes, farms and communities can be found throughout LBL.
Virtually all structures in LBL were either moved out or torn down. Less than a handful remain today, but a keen eye and knowing where to look will reveal some of the life that was here over 50 years ago.
Golden Pond – 1848 to 1969
Golden Pond could be considered the “capital city” of the between the rivers region. It was the largest town in the present-day recreation area, although it only had a couple hundred residents, perhaps.
Kentucky Dam’s construction in 1938-1944 forced thousands of people to move out of the Tennessee River valley. Towns from Gilbertsville to Birmingham, Ky. on down to Danville and Johnsonville Tenn. had to be moved or were destroyed for the creation of Kentucky Lake.
On the Cumberland River, just a few miles east of the Tennessee River, Barkley Dam did the same thing in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Bigger towns such as Kuttawa and Eddyville had to relocate as well as numerous highways, railroads, schools, and cemeteries. They all had to get on higher ground before Lake Barkley would flood the valley permanently.
Golden Pond
The destruction of Golden Pond. TVA photo, circa. 1968.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy and the Tennessee Valley Authority decided to purchase 170,000 acres of land between Kentucky Lake and the newly-created Lake Barkley. This area was known to the locals as “between the rivers” which lead to the present-day Land Between The Lakes (LBL).
The vast area of 265-plus square miles is now completely uninhabited. No permanent residents live here – only campgrounds, public launch ramps and some popular attractions. But evidence of settlements, homes, farms and communities can be found throughout LBL.
Virtually all structures in LBL were either moved out or torn down. Less than a handful remain today, but a keen eye and knowing where to look will reveal some of the life that was here over 50 years ago.
Golden Pond – 1848 to 1969
Golden Pond could be considered the “capital city” of the between the rivers region. It was the largest town in the present-day recreation area, although it only had a couple hundred residents, perhaps.
Kentucky Dam’s construction in 1938-1944 forced thousands of people to move out of the Tennessee River valley. Towns from Gilbertsville to Birmingham, Ky. on down to Danville and Johnsonville Tenn. had to be moved or were destroyed for the creation of Kentucky Lake.
On the Cumberland River, just a few miles east of the Tennessee River, Barkley Dam did the same thing in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Bigger towns such as Kuttawa and Eddyville had to relocate as well as numerous highways, railroads, schools, and cemeteries.
They all had to get on higher ground before Lake Barkley would flood the valley permanently.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy and the Tennessee Valley Authority decided to purchase 170,000 acres of land between Kentucky Lake and the newly-created Lake Barkley. This area was known to the locals as “between the rivers” which lead to the present-day Land Between The Lakes (LBL).
The vast area of 265-plus square miles is now completely uninhabited. No permanent residents live here – only campgrounds, public launch ramps and some popular attractions. But evidence of settlements, homes, farms and communities can be found throughout LBL.
Virtually all structures in LBL were either moved out or torn down. Less than a handful remain today, but a keen eye and knowing where to look will reveal some of the life that was here over 50 years ago.
Golden Pond – 1848 to 1969
Golden Pond could be considered the “capital city” of the between the rivers region. It was the largest town in the present-day recreation area, although it only had a couple hundred residents, perhaps.
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