Images of the Past
Building Orman Dam - 1907
Season 4 Episode 3 | 1m 14s
How an earthen dam nearly a mile long was built with just horse and steam power.
Orman Dam and Belle Fourche Reservoir - the first federal Bureau of Reclamation Project in the nation - were built to help farmers in South Dakota's Butte County irrigate their cropland.
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Images of the Past
Building Orman Dam - 1907
Season 4 Episode 3 | 1m 14s
Orman Dam and Belle Fourche Reservoir - the first federal Bureau of Reclamation Project in the nation - were built to help farmers in South Dakota's Butte County irrigate their cropland.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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