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Water History: The First Five: Brief Overview of the First Reclamation Projects

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Theodore Roosevelt's presidency had a focus on conservation. This site outlines the first five water projects begun in the early 1900s in the western United States that had a great effect on opening up land for agricultural production.

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conservation, irrigation, theodore roosevelt
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history of water reclamation, water reclamation, bureau of reclamation, john wesley powell, national reclamation act, theodore roosevelt's domestic policies
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