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Making a Lake in the Ozarks: Bagnell Dam Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 2600, Scrapbook: 003
Identifier: 2007.165

Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings documenting the construction of the dam, including the abandonment of the town of Linn Creek, [Mo], establishment of Camdenton, [Mo], and the controversy over the alleged damage to nearby Hahatonka Lake.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933-1937

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

The Lake of the Ozarks is a large man-made reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in central Missouri in the northern part of the Ozarks. The lake was created by the construction of the 2,543-foot long Bagnell Dam by Union Electric Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Construction began August 6, 1929, and was completed in April 1931. The principal engineering firm was Stone and Webster.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Newspaper clippings documenting the construction of the dam, including the abandonment of the town of Linn Creek, [Mo], establishment of Camdenton, [Mo], and the controversy over the alleged damage to nearby Hahatonka Lake.

Title
Bagnell Dam Scrapbook: Making a Lake in the Ozarks: 1933-1937
Status
Completed
Author
Brooke Culler
Date
2007
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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