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This letter dated March 21, 1958, from United States Senator William Langer to S.J. McElwain, marks the receipt of McElwain’s letter from March 7, 1958. Langer thanks McElwain and confides that “I have felt for some time that if this name is changed that the Reservoir should be named after Severt Thompson who has done so much for the situation in North Dakota.”
The letter is marked with the handwritten annotation “Garrison Dam.”
See also:
Letter from S.J. McElwain to Senator Langer Regarding the Naming of the Reservoir Made by the Garrison Dam, March 7, 1956
Date of Work
3-21-1958
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Elbowoods, Lake Sakakawea
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Civic Club
People Referenced
William Langer, S.J. McElwain, Severt Thompson
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Langer, William, "Letter from Senator Langer to S.J. McElwain to Regarding the Naming of the Reservoir Made by the Garrison Dam, March 21, 1956" (1958). William Langer Papers. 556.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/556