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Shasta Dam

dam, California, United States

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Kaiser’s construction

In Henry J. Kaiser
…of cement needed for the Shasta Dam, he erected a cement plant in Permanente, Calif., and a nine-mile conveyor belt across a mountain to the dam site in 1939.
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Redding

In Redding
…and Lassen Volcanic National Park; Shasta Dam (built 1938–45) is the country’s second-largest and second-tallest concrete dam. The Redding Museum of Art and History features ethnographic, historical, and fine arts exhibitions. Redding is the seat of a community college (1948) that has several branches. The old mining ghost town of…
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