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3 stories matching dam

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:dame, damn, damp, damag, daman, damon

  1. The Annual Salmon Harvest on the Yakima

    Indigenous and white residents alike flock to the Prosser dam to harvest salmon as the fish struggle to leap the obstruction.

    May 19, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanProsser Dam, Prosser, Benton CountyStrange But True

  2. The Long Wait for the Priest Rapids Dam

    For six years, settlers have waited for the federal government to allow the development of the Priest Rapids power site, hoping it would turn their land into productive farms.

    Mar 17, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, White Bluffs, Kittitas CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Great Spirit’s Empty Promise

    High waters on the Yakima River thwart a final fishing feast for the Yakima people, highlighting a long-standing struggle over treaty rights and resource access.

    May 18, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterProsser Dam, Prosser, Benton CountyExclusion & Resistance

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