Points of Interest Near
Dale Hollow Lake
Homes historical associated with two famous Tennesseans are found in the Dale Hollow area.
The Sergeant Alvin York Home Place, home of the World War I hero, is located in Pall Mall, Tennessee. For more information about Sergeant Alvin C. York please visit http://tn.gov/environment/parks/SgtYork/
The Cordell Hull Birthplace and Memorial is located near Byrdstown, Tennessee. Hull, a great statesman, is most widely remembered as a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and the father of the United Nations. For more information about Cordell Hull please visit www.cordellhullmuseum.com
The excellent water quality of Dale Hollow Lake is important to the operation of the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery located just below Dale Hollow Dam. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service operates the hatchery on 40 acres of land leased from the Corps of Engineers. Built in 1965, and expanded in 1994, the Dale Hollow Hatchery is the largest Federal trout hatchery east of the Mississippi producing 1.5 million trout annually-an average production of 300,000 pounds-for distribution in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. The hatchery is open to visitors every day from 7 am to 4pm. For more information visit The
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery web site.
The lake abounds with fish and wildlife and is the home of one of the largest wintering Bald Eagle populations in the area. The magnificent birds are generally seen from mid-December through mid-February.