[8] The city, would have been able to support a population base of roughly 30,000 residents, and provide employment opportunities with commercial and industrial developments.

Tellico Dam was completed in November 1979 after a long battle, which involved the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a fish called the snail darter.

As part of the project, the TVA acquired additional land above the high water line of the reservoir (Tellico Lake), much of it taken by eminent domain.

These include Toqua, meaning "fish," and Tanasi, which was the name of a town that was the capital of the Cherokee Nation between 1721 and 1730.

[10] Another Contract Postal Unit (CPU) branch has since opened in Tellico Village inside Sloans Hardware.