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Date Original
1952 July 2
Description
This is the front page of the July 2, 1952, Baxter Bulletin, a weekly publication out of Mountain Home, covering President Harry S. Truman's visit to state for the dedication of Bull Shoals dam on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties in Arkansas, and Norfork dam, southeast of Mountain Home in Baxter County.
Physical Description
Newspaper, 24" x 18"
Subjects
Dam construction; Dams; Hydroelectric power; Newspapers; Newspaper headlines; Presidents; Flood control
Contributor
Baxter County Bulletin
Geographical Area
Mountain Home, Baxter County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MFILM NEWS 000504 Roll 011
Resource Type
Text
Collection
ASA newspaper microfilm collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"President Truman Dedicates Giant Dams," The Baxter Bulletin, ASA newspaper microfilm collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Disciplines
United States History
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Comments
The dedication of Bull Shoals dam marked a major point in the damming of the White River. My grandfather, Samuel Hamblen "Ham" Cole, was one of the engineers on both dams. I grew up hearing my mother's, Aunt Sarah's and grandmother's stories of living in the Government Village at Mountain Home during both dams' construction. Bull Shoals itself was one of the largest concrete structures until 2009. - Jane Wilkerson