Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

"We Built this Dam: Oral History" Exhibit

In the midst of the Great Depression, the construction of Grand Coulee Dam brought work and hope to thousands of jobless families. Their legacy is that they helped bring water to the thirsty landscape, security to downriver communities, and electrical power that transformed the economy of the Pacific Northwest.

The mp3 audio files below contain excerpts from interviews with people who were there: Wilfred Woods, Bill Miller, Cecil Scott, Rod Hartman, Jack Hilson, Edith Lael, Skip Lael, and Inise Powers.

Contact
Grand Coulee Visitor Center
(509) 633-9265
pninfo@usbr.gov