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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1934/00/00 US Army Corps of Engineers Architect Construction begins on the First Powerhouse with funding from FDR's New Deal's Public Works Administration.
1934/01/07 George Pipes Work George Pipes becomes the government attorney for the Bonneville Dam Administration and the United States Engineers
1934/08/03 Franklin D Roosevelt US President President Franklin D Roosevelt visits Bonneville Dam where over 3,000 workers are working in non-stop eight-hour shifts.
1937/00/00 The Bonneville Dam begins producing electricity. Invention of Public Electricity Supply

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Particulars for Bonneville Dam Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Auditorium
Historic Use Energy facility
Area of Significance Engineering
Owner Federal
Historic Use Government Office
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Level of Significance National
Other Description Ogee Crest Dam
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Public works
Area of Significance Transportation
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 86000727
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Ogee Crest Dam
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Industry, Engineering, Transportation, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Significant Year: 1934, 1938
Historic Function: Government, Industry, processing, extraction, Transportation, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related, Energy facility, Public works, Government office, Auditorium
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Transportation, Industry, processing, extraction, Government
Current Sub-Function: Auditorium Energy facility Public works Water-related Government office

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