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Forgotten towns
Videographer is on a quest to uncover the stories of communities flooded by construction of Coulee Dam
Rebecca Nappi The Spokesman-Review
When Grand Coulee Dam was being built in the 1930s, about 400 isolated farms and 10 small communities – with a total population of between 3,000 and 4,000 – were forced to relocate from areas that would be flooded by the dam. The dam inundated ancient villages, fishing spots and burial grounds. It displaced about 2,000 members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and about 250 members of the Spokane Tribe. Source: Cassandra Tate at HistoryLink.org
Tell your story: If you lived around or near the upper Columbia River before and during the construction of Grand Coulee Dam and wish to participate in this oral history project, contact Grady Knight at (509) 732-1359 or email ggknight@gotsky.com
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