- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of groundbreaking for Buford Dam, Georgia, 1950 Mar. 1]
- Date of Original:
- 1950
- Subject:
- Dams--Georgia
Municipal services--Georgia
Special events--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Hall County? March 1, 1950. Dignitaries participate in ceremonies to break ground for Buford Dam. Work on the dam, which is located in Forsyth County, was completed by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1957. The dam created Lake Lanier which flows into both Forsyth and Hall counties. Gov Herman E. Talmadge at the far left was one of those on hand for the occasion.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_hal383
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal383
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
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- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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