Images of the Past

Building Orman Dam - 1907

Season 1 Episode 30 | 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.

Aired: 03/25/15 | Rating: NR

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