A friendly message from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Desmaray Brown!
- Swim in designated areas,
- Keep a close eye on your kids,
- Do not mix alcohol and boating
- Cliff jumping is dangerous— please be safe
- Life jackets save lives (yes, even for strong swimmers!)
Have fun, stay alert, and get home safe this Labor Day!
#StayWaterSafe #LakeSafety #CorpsLakes #LaborDayWeekend #watersafety #USACE
ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2025) – A forgotten piece of motion picture history recently surfaced from a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations manager for the Tennessee River. Jim Davis, who served in the Nashville District from 1968 to 2014, discovered an old Kodachrome movie in his family’s possession containing unseen footage of the wall collapse at Wheeler Lock in 1961.
The rediscovered film has been digitized and offers a powerful and poignant look back at a historic and fatal event on the Tennessee River, which impacted navigation traffic and how engineers would approach future infrastructure construction projects.
So how did Davis get his hands on the roll of 8-millimeter film of the wall collapse at Wheeler...
