Historical Marker
Early Industry
Historical marker location:
255 W Main St, Woodbury, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 70S) and North Tatum Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)
Tennessee was the site of the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States. The Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant began operating in 1996 and remains in operation today.