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Dam projects lure tourists and boost recreation appeal
The piece notes how government dam programs such as Boulder, Grand Coulee, and Bonneville attract travelers to Lake Mead and the surrounding region. It describes bathhouses, boats, air excursions, hotels, and camping near Boulder dam, plus the growing tourist traffic around the Columbia River dams including Bonneville, with public interest in earthquakes and seismology and the regional economic impact.
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Grand Canyon
Boulder Dam
Grand Coulee
Bonneville Dam
United States
Lake Mead
Great Dam
National Parks Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City
Coney Island
Joshua Tree National Forest
Painted Desert
Petrified Forests
Mad Valley of Fire
Eldorado Canyon
Death Valley
San Francisco
Mead Jake
Seismological Society of America
Colorado River
Reclamation Service
Columbia River
Northwest
Roosevelt
Bonneville
Oregon
Washington
Columbia
Bradford
Dhain
Cascade Mountain
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
England
Panama Canal
Gatun Lake
Portland
PWA