The information presented here was created in July 2008 for a Teaching American History grant presentation by Katy Barber in Lincoln County. Documents include a bibliography, informational fact sheets with time lines, and primary documents connected to Columbia Basin river development.

Selected Sources on Columbia Basin History

Fact Sheet: The Columbia River Basin, Physical Characteristics and History

Fact Sheet: Bonneville Dam

Fact Sheet: The Dalles Dam.

Fact Sheet: Woody Guthrie and “Roll on Columbia”