JUDITH SATTLER IRONS
GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS
GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS
PARKER DAM
WHIPPLE, ARIZONA
Parker Dam spans the Colorado River between Arizona and California 17 miles northeast of the town for whichitnamed. Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, Parker Dam is one part of a system of storageand diversion structures built by the Reclamation to control and regulate the once unruly Colorado River.
Parker Dam's primary purpose is to provide reservoir storage from which water can be pumped into the Colorado
River (California) and Central Arizona Project Aqueducts for delivery to users in central and southern Arizona. The
Colorado River Aqueduct, a man-made river, was constructed by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Californa (MWD) and delivers water daily to metropolitan areas in Southern California.
PUBLIC HELP IS REQUESTED
The public's help is requested in collecting the names of Workers, Government Officials, Companies and Businessmen who were involved in the construction of Parker Dam and the government town of Whipple, Arizona. Family members who lived in Whipple, a Bureau of Reclamation town, which was built expressly for the construction of Parker Dam, are also requested as pioneers of the government town.
The collection and donation of all memorabilia, photographs, company records, letters or documents to add to State
museum archives for this project will help in the substantiation of the names to be detailed above; as well as, giving them their permanent place in the history of this construction.
If you (or a family member) were involved in the construction of Parker Dam or Whipple, Arizona; or have items you
wish to donate in their name, please contact:
Judith Irons via email at judyirons@msn.com or by mail at 9116 E. Sprague Avenue #132, Spokane Valley, Washington 99206.
Thank you for your interest in preserving the history of Parker Dam and the names of the men and companies involved in the construction of the lower Colorado Basin projects.
WHIPPLE, ARIZONA
Parker Dam spans the Colorado River between Arizona and California 17 miles northeast of the town for whichitnamed. Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, Parker Dam is one part of a system of storageand diversion structures built by the Reclamation to control and regulate the once unruly Colorado River.
Parker Dam's primary purpose is to provide reservoir storage from which water can be pumped into the Colorado
River (California) and Central Arizona Project Aqueducts for delivery to users in central and southern Arizona. The
Colorado River Aqueduct, a man-made river, was constructed by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Californa (MWD) and delivers water daily to metropolitan areas in Southern California.
PUBLIC HELP IS REQUESTED
The public's help is requested in collecting the names of Workers, Government Officials, Companies and Businessmen who were involved in the construction of Parker Dam and the government town of Whipple, Arizona. Family members who lived in Whipple, a Bureau of Reclamation town, which was built expressly for the construction of Parker Dam, are also requested as pioneers of the government town.
The collection and donation of all memorabilia, photographs, company records, letters or documents to add to State
museum archives for this project will help in the substantiation of the names to be detailed above; as well as, giving them their permanent place in the history of this construction.
If you (or a family member) were involved in the construction of Parker Dam or Whipple, Arizona; or have items you
wish to donate in their name, please contact:
Judith Irons via email at judyirons@msn.com or by mail at 9116 E. Sprague Avenue #132, Spokane Valley, Washington 99206.
Thank you for your interest in preserving the history of Parker Dam and the names of the men and companies involved in the construction of the lower Colorado Basin projects.
