The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon (89 page)
Authors: Kevin Fedarko
Echo Park,
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Echo Summit,
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Ecuador,
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eddy line,
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Egypt,
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85 Mile rapid,
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83 Mile rapid,
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Eisenhower, Dwight D.,
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Eliot, T. S.,
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Elk Mountains,
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El Niño,
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n,
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–85,
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Corner Pocket mishap of,
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demoted to “guest boat,”
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first launch of,
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in Idaho,
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naming of,
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repairing of,
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retirement of,
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second speed run considered for,
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self-bailing footwells of,
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towed back to Hurricane,
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“Viking funeral” considered for,
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–14,
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Emerald Mile,
first speed run of,
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hail storm on,
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Riggs’ record beaten by,
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Emerald Mile,
second speed run of,
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–3,
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–92,
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–305,
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–17,
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–26,
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battering of,
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boat righted in,
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–5
brought to launch site,
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–73
capsizing of,
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Crystal rapid entered by,
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–92,
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in Crystal turbulence,
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importance of,
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midstream sandbars in,
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National Park Service in pursuit of,
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–7,
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–16,
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Petschek’s memories of,
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photographs of,
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Thomas’s disapproval of,
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Upper Granite Gorge turbulence hit by,
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–90
Emerald rapid,
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Emergency Services Building,
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environmentalism,
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Esmeralda, II,
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Esplanade,
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Euphrates River,
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Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries
(Powell),
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Falvey, Henry,
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–33,
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Fangs, The (river obstacle),
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Fanning Island,
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FBI,
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Federal Emergency Management Agency,
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Fiji,
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Fish and Wildlife Services,
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Flagstaff, Ariz.,
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Flagstaff Medical Center,
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n
Flaming Gorge,
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flash floods,
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Fletcher, Colin,
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–49,
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Fletcher, Roger,
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flooding,
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fluid dynamics,
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Folsom Dam,
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Forester rapid,
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Forever Eddy,
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Fort Peck Dam,
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Fort Yuma,
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Fraser River,
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Frémont, John Charles,
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frontier, closing of,
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Frost, Robert,
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Fryingpan River,
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Gable, Clark,
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Galápagos,
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Galileo Galilei,
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Gallaher, Matt,
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Gallaher, Nancy,
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Gallaher, Scott,
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Gamble, Tom:
called to Glen Canyon Dam emergency,
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in decisions over opening spillway gates,
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–15,
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–27,
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discharge capacity increased by,
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–26,
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E&R Center called by,
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–3
flying debris witnessed by,
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Folsom Dam managed by,
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and inspection of Glen Canyon Dam,
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–8
Lake Powell capacity expanded by,
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and opposition to Glen Canyon Dam,
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in response to flooding,
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–28
river-outlet works shut down by,
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Shasta Dam managed by,
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–92,
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spillways closed by,
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spillways opened by,
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work ethic of,
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Gardner, John,
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Geological Survey, US,
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Gestapo,
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Ghiglieri, Michael,
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–77,
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Gleick, Peter,
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authorization of,
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Burgi’s inspection of,
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–11,
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–13,
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concrete plugs in,
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construction of,
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Control Room of,
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design of,
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discharge capacity of,
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diversion tunnels of,
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economic progress and,
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Falvey’s calculations regarding cavitation,
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hydroelectric power plant of,
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Lake Powell filled by,
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–72,
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maintenance department of,
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–17,
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and overflow of Colorado,
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passageways in interior of,
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power cables in,
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suspicious sounds in,
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worries about overtopping of,
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Glen Canyon Dam, spillway tunnels of,
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–3,
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–7,
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in Burgi’s inspection of dam,
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Burgi’s plan to manage,
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cavitation in,
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damage caused by broken concrete in,
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discharge capacity of,
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dispute over use of,
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flashboards built for,
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hydraulic jump in,
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–27,
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intersecting with diversion tunnels,
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safety system on,
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tremors caused by,
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worries over integrity of,
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Golden Globe (yacht race),
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Golden Trout Wilderness,
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gold rush,
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Grand Banks,
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Grand Canyon,
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allure of,
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convoluted routes of,
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European exploration of,
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flash floods in,
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guiding permits for,
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Inner Gorge of,
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Powell’s exploration of,
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Powell, John Wesley, Colorado expedition of
shaping of,
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storms over,
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white-water trips in,
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Grand Canyon,
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Grand Canyon dams:
congressional bill on,
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opposition to,
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Grand Canyon Dories,
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–100,
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guides for,
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–12,
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–29,
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–31,
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length of expeditions of,
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slowness of dories of,
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see also
Litton, Martin
Grand Canyon Lodge,
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Grand Canyon National Park,
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Grand Canyon River Guides,
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Grand Canyon river:
deaths in,
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–17,
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debris flows in,
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–16,
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–21,
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first perfect run through,
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Grua’s crossing of,
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–49,
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navigation of,
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–8
speed records on,
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–64,
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see also specific rivers
Grand Coulee Dam,
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building of,
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Grand Staircase,
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Grand Wash Cliffs,
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–53,
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granite,
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pre-Cambrian,
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Inner,
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Lower,
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Middle,
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Granite Narrows (river feature),
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,
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Granite Park (river feature),
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,
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,
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Grant, Ulysses S.,
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gravity dams,
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–22
Great Barrier Reef,
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