Bonneville Dam Historic District
- Also Known As: Powerhouse, Navigation Lock and Administrative Site
- Address: I-80
- Vicinity: Columbia River, between Bradford and Cascade Islands off I-80 in Multnomah County, Oregon to WA 14 in Skamania County, WA
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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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 |
Particulars for Bonneville Dam Historic District: | |
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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 |
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