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Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, 1959

 File — Box: DP 5, Folder: 55
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_5_5_55_0000
Involvement of local interests in water resources projects; relocation of St. Louis-San Francisco railroad around Keystone Reservoir; construction of concrete spillway for Keystone Reservoir; turbines for Eufaula powerhouse; appointment of Brigadier General William F. Cassidy as Assistant Chief of Engineers for Civil Works; construction of Army Reserve Center in Clinton; proposed Fort Sill projects; use of glass milk bottles at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri; claim of paving company for work done at Tinker Air Force Base; resolutions from cities and towns regarding Optima Hardesty Reservoir as a water supply; cost estimates for Arkansas River and Red River projects; riprapping on U. S. 70 across Lake Texoma; Poteau River navigation; remarks of General William Whipple before Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Rotary Club; report of October 1959 flooding in Oklahoma; assignment of Colonel Howard Penney as Tulsa District Engineer; time limit for reimbursement of moving expenses related to land acquired by the government; request of town of Stringtown for surplus pipe; flooding on North Canadian River between Oklahoma City and Canton Dam; funding for Council Grove Reservoir project; claim for inundation damage to property on Tenkiller Lake; appraisal of land in Eufaula Reservoir area; meetings with Corps officials; request for information on Little River reservoirs.

Dates

  • 1959

Language of Materials

English

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Extent

From the Collection: 368.29 Linear Feet (296 containers)

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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