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First Boat Trip on Mormon Flat Lake Marks New Dam Era
Charles M. Morgan recalls 1920s Salt River development from Theodore Roosevelt Dam onward. He details Cragin and Water Users backing bonds for Mormon Flat Dam, the creation of Canyon Lake, and a daring first boat voyage in a Bass Hound with friends to mark the new lake and canyon.
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Charles M. Morgan
Salt River
Theodore Roosevelt
Reclamation Service
Mormon Flat
Canyon Lake
Horse Mesa
Apache Lake
Stewart Mountain
Saguaro Lake
State Farm
Producer
Arizona Farmer
Charles C. Cragin
Fred J
Jerry) Elliott
Chamber of Commerce
Box Canyon
Cragin
Grand Cafe
Jerry
Henderson Stockton
Griffin & Bennett
Frank Mosshammer
Griffen & Bennett
Roosevelt
Webb Griffin
Webb
Frank
Fish Creek Hill
Mormon Flat Basin
Salt River Canyon
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
America