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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
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  • Date.Original: 1937
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    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-04-07


    • Bonneville to produce soon.

    • 1937

    • Bonneville to produce soon. - Turbines on the Bonneville dam power project will turn before 1938, Lieut. Col. Charles F. Williams, United States Army district engineer, predicted at a meeting of political leaders here.
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-04-07
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-04-08


    • No cause for alarm over dams in river?

    • 1937

    • No cause for alarm over dams in river? - Col. T. M. Robins, United States division engineer in charge of construction of Bonneville dam, today told meeting of sportsmen, fishermen and government representative that he did not believe there is any...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-04-08
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-08-23


    • Concrete poured in Bonneville bay. - Work progressing on units of mighty project.

    • 1937

    • Concrete poured in Bonneville bay. - Work progressing on units of mighty project. - This week the first pour of 1040 yards of concrete was completed in the third step cofferdam work in bay 15 of Bonneville dam. Friday the second pour of 823 yards...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-08-23
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-09-23


    • Work starts on $142,000 revetment.

    • 1937

    • Work starts on $142,000 revetment. - Clearing of willows on the local waterfront was started last week by J. A. Terteling, Boise, Idaho, contractor, preparatory to starting of work on the $142,000 revetment being erected here by the government to...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-09-23
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-09-29


    • Pouring of concrete at Bonneville pushed.

    • 1937

    • Pouring of concrete at Bonneville pushed.- If present plans of Army engineers handling details of Bonneville dam construction are successful, the Columbia river will be dammed at Bonneville for the first time late in November of December.
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-09-29
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-12-03


    • Federal engineers are speeding Columbia River Power Project to completion.

    • 1937

    • Federal engineers are speeding Columbia River Power Project to completion. - Bonneville dam completion pushed ahead by dry season; industry needed to use power. - That the $47,000,000 Bonneville dam across the Columbia river at a point 40 miles...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-12-03
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-12-09


    • Ross going after more generators.

    • 1937

    • Ross going after more generators. - J. D. Ross, Bonneville dam administrator, said today he would install two more generators as soon as the necessary appropriation was obtained. He planned to leave this week for Washington to confer with...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-12-09
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. General. 1937-11-25


    • Mighty waters back in course

    • 1937

    • Mighty waters back in course. - Columbia put in original bed after three years of dam construction. - Tonight at 5:55 the Columbia river waters were diverted to the east side of the dam construction which is the original course of the river....
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. General. 1937-11-25
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-01-07


    • Bonneville with one year to go. By Lee Bostwick

    • 1937

    • Bonneville with one year to go. -Extreme low water in the Columbia river and almost ideal weather conditions for construction activity have combined to assist contractors and United States Army engineers who are building the $45,000,000 navigation...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-01-07
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-02-26


    • Columbia river closed at the Bonneville dam

    • 1937

    • Columbia river closed at the Bonneville dam. - Col. T. M. Robins, U. S. division engineer has set Tuesday, February 23, at 6 p. m., as the date when the locks will be closed at Bonneville to permit installation of gates and anchor chains, and river...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-02-26
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-03-14


    • Concrete in Bonneville dam o. k. say Army engineers

    • 1937

    • Concrete in Bonneville dam o. k. say Army engineers. - Widely circulated reports that some of the concrete in the 1280-foot spillway dam of the $45,000,000 Bonneville power and navigation project was crumbling away are causing the United States...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-03-14
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-07-24


    • Bonneville dam pool bridge work is asked.

    • 1937

    • Bonneville dam pool bridge work is asked. - Representative Knute Hill of Prosser, Wash., asked Congress today to authorize such alterations on existing bridges across the Columbia river at Cascade locks and Hood River, Ore., "as will render...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-07-24
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-09-19


    • Bonneville unit service tested. - Engineers make power run of new station.

    • 1937

    • Bonneville unit service tested. - Engineers make power run of new station. - Army engineers have made a test run of the 5000-horsepower station service or house unit of Bonneville powerhouse, according to announcement here Friday.
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-09-19
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-12-03


    • Federal engineers are speeding Columbia River Power Project to completion

    • 1937

    • Federal engineers are speeding Columbia River Power Project to completion. - Bonneville dam completion pushed ahead by dry season; industry needed to use power. - That the $47,000,000 Bonneville dam across the Columbia river at a point 40 miles...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1937-12-03

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