Editing Harrison, Tennessee (section)

==History==
The town developed southeast of Vann's Ferry (Vann Town), a [[ferry]] crossing established by [[James Vann]], a prominent [[Cherokee]] trader and planter.  It was later named Harrison after President [[William Henry Harrison]] and became the [[County seat|seat]] of Hamilton County in 1840. The county seat was later moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, after the Civil War.<ref>Charles McGehee Wake of the Flood PhD diss 1985</ref> The first post office was opened on June 16, 1841. In 1870 the Hamilton County Courthouse was moved from Harrison to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]].<ref name="Nostalgia">{{cite web | author= | year= | title=IMAGES From Nostalgiaville TENNESSEE- HAMILTON COUNTY, TN | work=Tennessee | publisher=Nostalgiaville | url=http://nostalgiaville.com/travel/Tennessee/Hamilton/hamilton.htm | accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

Harrison's borders were once larger than today.  When the [[Chickamauga Dam]] was completed on the [[Tennessee River]] by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in 1940, much of the city was flooded, as portrayed in the 1960 movie ''[[Wild River (film)|Wild River]]''. Some parts of the old city, such as old building foundations, roads, and guard rails, can still be seen, especially in and around Harrison Bay, named for the submerged town.  [[Harrison Bay State Park]] is a [[Tennessee Valley Authority|TVA]]-built park in the area now.