▁that ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁proposal ▁for ▁a ▁hom est ead ▁community , ▁which ▁it ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Sub s istence ▁Hom est ead s ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Ly ons ▁had ▁likely ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁earlier ▁Pl ate au - area ▁" back ▁to ▁the ▁land " ▁experiments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Cl if ty ▁Cons olid ated ▁Co al ▁Company ' s ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁program ▁that ▁helped ▁F ent ress ▁County ▁min ers ▁purchase ▁small ▁far ms , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁relief ▁efforts ▁provided ▁by ▁local ▁Qu akers . ▁Due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ▁chairman ▁and ▁co oper ative ▁living ▁pro ponent ▁Arthur ▁Morgan , ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Sub s istence ▁Hom est ead s ▁accepted ▁the ▁C umber land ▁County ▁proposal ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Over ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁south ▁of ▁Cross ville ▁were ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Land ▁Company , ▁and ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s , ▁Inc ., ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Works ▁Administration ▁immediately ▁h ired ▁several ▁hundred ▁loc als ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁land , ▁providing ▁w ages ▁that ▁effectively ▁ended ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁in ▁C umber land ▁County . ▁Of ▁the ▁initial ▁ 2 3 3 ▁families ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s ▁project , ▁ 3 0 % ▁were ▁dist ress ed ▁far mers , ▁ 3 0 % ▁were ▁un