United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, Allatoona Lake, 34.13154, -84.63333Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-19891948View of the construction of the dam at Allatoona Lake in Cherokee County, Georgia.Lake Allatoona (rarely called Allatoona Lake, the name derived from a government dam project) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake in the northwestern Metropolitan Atlanta. Cartersville is the nearest large town. The lake was authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1941 and 1946, and supplies much of the drinking water for the surrounding counties. The lake is popular for summer recreation activities.image/jpegVIS 82.221.01ahc082221001a.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History CenterDams--GeorgiaHydraulic facilities--GeorgiaHydroelectric power--GeorgiaLakes and ponds--GeorgiaBodies of water--GeorgiaReservoirs--GeorgiaFloods--GeorgiaFlood control--GeorgiaAllatoona Lake, circa 1948StillImage