(1858 - 1936)
— "Engineer Who Made the Desert Bloom" —
Patriot, Ind., native; supervised Hoover Dam construction in Colorado R.; Lake Mead named for him; appointed Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, President Coolidge; served under Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt, top authority on irrigation, reclamation.| HM Number | HM19JE |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 78.1980.1 |
| Year Placed | 1980 |
| Placed By | Switzerland County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 9:25am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 688613 N 4301085 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.83838333, -84.82685000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 50.303', W 84° 49.611' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 50' 18.18" N, 84° 49' 36.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 812 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2798-2800 Main St, Patriot IN 47038, US |
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