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Loc: National [Newlands] Reclamation Act 1902
Primary source document provides a specific description of the National/Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902, which provided for irrigation projects in western states.
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Oregon Encyclopedia: National Reclamation Act (1902)
Read a brief description of the National Reclamation Act and its aim of making more agricultural land available in the arid West by financing irrigation projects. Some information is specific to the Klamath Basin project in Oregon.
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Theodore Roosevelt Center: The Arid West the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
A brief look at Theodore Roosevelt's interest in opening up the West to settlement and agriculture by making water available through water reclamation projects.