OVERTON FARM WAS BUILT IN 1819 AND OPERATED BY THE OVERTON FAMILY UNTIL 1946. PURCHASED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY IN 1969 AS PART OF THE LAND AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF BEAR CREEK DAM. THE FARM WAS RESTORED BY THE NORTHWEST ALABAMA STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE IN THE 1970S AND USED AS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER UNTIL 2013