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In this letter, Glen Stockwell outlines his reasons for opposing the construction of a dam on Tuttle Creek in North Central, Kansas. Mr Stockwell writes to Leslie Templin to provide background information about Public Law 566 that authorized the Department of Agriculture to enter into assistance agreements with small watersheds for the purpose of controlling soil erosion and floods.
Creator: Stockwell, Glenn D.
Date: November 1, 1955
Item Number: 215429
Call Number: Governor's Office, Hall, Corrrespondence File, 1955-57, Box 6 Folder Tuttle Creek Dam and Reservoir
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215429
Agriculture - Agricultural methods and practices - Irrigation - Reservoirs
Agriculture - Environment - Soil - Soil erosion
Agriculture - Environment - Water
Agriculture - Environment - Water - Flood control
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Floods
Agriculture - Labor - Farmers
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Hall, Frederick Lee
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Floods
Date - 1950s - 1955
Environment - Water - Dams - Tuttle Creek
Environment - Water - Reservoirs
Environment - Water - Rivers
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Environmental movement
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Flood control
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Hall, Frederick Lee
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hall, Frederick Lee, 1916-1970
Places - Cities and towns - Baldwin City
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Rivers - Big Blue
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/215429