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Fort Peck Dam
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Dams Era: 1940-1949 DateCreated: 1940 Missouri River Fort Peck State: MT Zip: 59248 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Fort-Peck-Dam/ Creator: Works Progress Administration

The Fort Peck Dam was a cornerstone project of the Works Progress Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. It required the largest construction plant and workforce since the construction of the Panama Canal and peaked at 11,000 workers. It was the largest dam of any type in the world for over 30 years.

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1990
Image Credit: Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Image Caption: Fort Peck Dam Era_date_from: 1940
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Fort Peck Dam

The Fort Peck Dam was a cornerstone project of the Works Progress Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. It required the largest construction plant and workforce since the construction of the Panama Canal and peaked at 11,000 workers. It was the largest dam of any type in the world…

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