A worker sets a steam hammer to pound in piles for a temporary dam, called a cofferdam, at the site of Grand Coulee in August 1936.
December 13, 2023
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December 15, 2023 1:30 a.m.
Water and power
Grand Coulee Dam such a big project some thought it was too big
GRAND COULEE — The editors of Life magazine could not hide their suspicion that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had decided a trip to check on a project was an excellent excuse to get out of town.