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This handwritten letter dated August 11, 1951, from Edwin and Beatrice Zimmerman to United States (US) Senator Langer expresses the desire for the lake created by the Garrison Dam to be named for “those being displaced from Fort Berthold Reservation.” The Zimmermans explain they are among “the first white settlers” and consider the proposed name of Thompson Lake as “most inappropriate and is wasting a golden opportunity to preserve in a name some of the heritage of our state.”

See also:

Letter from Senator Langer to Edwin and Beatrice Zimmerman Regarding the Naming of the Garrison Dam Reservoir, October 2, 1951

Date of Work

8-11-1951

Keywords

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Elbowoods

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish

People Referenced

Edwin Zimmerman, Beatrice Zimmerman, William Langer

Disciplines

Political History | United States History

Letter from Edwin and Beatrice Zimmerman to Senator Langer Regarding the Naming of the Garrison Dam Reservoir, August 11, 1951
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