Milk River Irrigation Project records, 1931-1934

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Milk River Irrigation Project records, 1931-1934

This collection consists of correspondence to H.H. Johnson, Project Manager of the Milk River Irrigation Project. One letter (1931) is from G.W. Noffsinger, Park Saddle Horse Company, concerning a property dispute. The other letter (1934) is from the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce, concerning a meeting scheduled to discuss western reclamation. This collection consists of correspondence to H.H. Johnson, Project Manager of the Milk River Irrigation Project. One letter (1931) is from G.W. Noffsinger, Park Saddle Horse Company, concerning a property dispute. The other letter (1934) is from the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce, concerning a meeting scheduled to discuss western reclamation.

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Milk River Project (U.S.)

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The Milk River Irrigation Project was established to create irrigation access to farm lands of Central and Eastern Montana. The project involved the construction of Sherburne Dam, near Glacier National Park, and a series of other dams and viaducts to collect and divert the waters of the St. Mary River east to the north fork of the Milk River. The project was authorized in 1903 and construction began in 1906, with its major completion in 1946. From the description of Milk River Irriga...