Pamplin Media Group - 1921: Clark's storage dam washed out, flooding Madras
April 18 2021 Development of the North Unit project passed another milestone 75 years ago with new generator at the Cove hydroelectric plant 100 YEARS AGO April 14, 1921 Excitement reigned supreme in and near Madras Monday morning about nine o'clock when the residents learned that the storage dam owned by D.M. Clark, located about two miles south of Madras on Willow Creek had been washed out and that the water was coming down on the town. Once or twice before heavy leaks and the overflowing of the dam have frightened the people especially those residing near the creek, and when it was le...
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