Roosevelt Dam
Americannoun
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Construction began in 1903 on the Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River in Arizona, which Roosevelt himself dedicated in 1911.
From Washington Times
Her family moved to Arizona Territory a few years later and soon benefited from the first great reclamation project, Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River.
From Seattle Times
On this date in 1914, it rained in Phoenix for 72 consecutive hours, causing the reservoir behind Roosevelt Dam to gain 40,000 acre-feet in one day.
From Washington Times
On this date in 1915, 70,000 persons witnessed as the battleship USS Arizona was launched at the New York Navy Yard, celebrating with a bottle of the first water to flow over Roosevelt Dam and champagne.
From Washington Times
At that point, the waters are controlled by Roosevelt Dam, forming Roosevelt Lake.
From Fox News
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