Getting Started: 1933-1938

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Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Keir (MWAK), the company that built the foundation for the dam, built Mason City for workers to live in. Named after Silas Mason, MWAK's head, it became the first completely electric city in the nation.

Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Keir (MWAK), the company that built the foundation for the dam, built Mason City for workers to live in. Named after Silas Mason, MWAK's head, it became the first completely electric city in the nation.



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