O’Shaughnessy Dam

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O’Shaughnessy Dam

dam, California, United States

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Rise of environmental and economic concerns
…the dam, known today as O’Shaughnessy Dam in honour of the city engineer who oversaw its construction, was a defeat for the Sierra Club and landscape preservationists, who continued to use it as a symbol and rallying cry for mid-20th-century environmental causes.
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…the dam, known today as O’Shaughnessy Dam in honour of the city engineer who oversaw its construction, was a defeat for the Sierra Club and landscape preservationists, who continued to use it as a symbol and rallying cry for mid-20th-century environmental causes.
Read More