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Date of Work
September 1, 1949
Description
This letter dated September 1, 1949 from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to Mrs. Albert N. Winge of Van Hook, on the Fort Berthold Reservation, expresses Burdick's thanks for Winge's letter of August 24th. Burdick writes that he would be glad to attend Winge's meeting in Van Hook once Congress adjourns, and recommends that she and other landowners who are approached by the US Army Corps of Engineers refuse to sell their land.
Date of Work
9-1-1949
Keywords
Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Van Hook North Dakota, pool level, pool height, water height, water level, flood height, flood level, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Engineers, land condemnation, land acquisition, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, condemnation
Organizations Referenced
US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Engineers, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
People Referenced
Usher L. Burdick, Mrs. Albert N. Winge
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher L., "Letter from Representative Burdick to Mrs. Albert N. Winge Regarding Land Condemnation, September 1, 1949" (1949). Usher Burdick Papers. 520.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/520