September 17, 2012

Construction began in 1947 on Bull Shoals Dam, located on the White River about ten miles west of Mountain Home (Baxter County), where the river divides Baxter and Marion counties. On July 2, 1952, when the massive project was near completion, President Harry S. Truman delivered a speech during the project’s dedication.

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