Dale Horton Interview
Document Type
Book
Interviewer
Addington, Stephen
Contributor
Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement
Files
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Description
Dale Horton worked on irrigation projects for 46 years in the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys, Washington state. He talks about the construction of Lake Keechelus Dam, 1913-1916. He discusses his family's history and their arrival in Yakima around 1900. He talks about his work for the Bureau of Reclamation, about land ecology, Native Americans, changes in technology, fishing, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
The cover image shows a man standing next to an automobile overlooking Lake Keechelus in upper Kittitas County, circa 1915.
Publication Date
6-13-1975
Recommended Citation
Horton, Dale, "Dale Horton Interview" (1975). Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ronald Oral History Interviews. 127.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_history/127
Subject
Oral history, Dams--West (U.S.)--History, Keechelus Lake (Wash.)
Rights
Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Language
English