The History of Large Federal Dams: Planning, Design, and Construction by David P. Billington, National Park Service, Donald C. Jackson

The History of Large Federal Dams: Planning, Design, and Construction

David P. Billington, National Park Service, Donald C. Jackson

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The history of federal involvement in dam construction goes back at least to the 1820s, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built wing dams to improve navigation on the Ohio River. The work expanded after the Civil War, when Congress authorized ...

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