Since many of the earliest settlers built their homes along the river, many Guntersville area families and farms were displaced.

Alabama's largest archeological project excavated dozens of Indian sites before the area was flooded in January 1939.

As a result of the Tennessee Valley Act and the creation of the lake, Guntersville has seen improved agriculture, energy, industry and recreation.

In the 1950s, German scientists brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip who lived in Huntsville, Alabama purchased houses by the lake.

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