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Eastern Iowa Time Machine recalls CCC camps and Coralville Dam
The piece details the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Solon, the creation of Lake Macbride and nearby lakes, and the Coralville Dam begun in 1938 and completed in stages through 1957. It notes land takings, farmer resistance, condemnation actions, and park expansions tied to the project.
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Roosevelt
New Deal
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Solon
Iowa and
Rock Streets
Mill Creek
Lake Macbride State Park
Lake Keomah
Oskaloosa
Upper Pine Lake
Eldora
Thomas Macbride
University of
Iowa
Coralville
Mississippi River
Iowa River
Army
Iowa City
Mississippi
Iowa-Cedar River
Diane.langton
Sourcemedia
Thegazette.com
Congress
Hever
Joe Coufal
Coufal
Davenport
U.S
Lake Macbride
Army Corps of Engineers
Amana
Macbride
Jordan Creek
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Macbride State Park
Solon-Lake Macbride
Tte
Coralville Lake
Coralville Dam