Dr. Elwood Mead-Patriot, Indiana
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N 38° 53.062 W 084° 49.610
16S E 688493 N 4306188
A Hoosier raised in a river community made the desert bloom.
Waymark Code: WMJFGH
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2013
Views: 8
This sign is located in the community of Patriot, Indiana in Switzerland County along the Ohio River. The sign reads as follows:
Dr. Elwood Mead
(1858-1936)
Patriot, Ind. native: Supervised Hoover Dam construction in Colorado, R.: Lake Mead is named for him; appointed Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
President Coolidge: served under Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt; top authority on irrigation, reclamation.
County: Switzerland
Year Placed: 1980
Name: Dr. Elwood Mead
ID#: 78.1980
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