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D67069-48
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- 1952-05-29 (Creation)
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Construction of the modern farmhouse during the "Farm in a Day" project at Moses Lake, Wa. With the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam and the promises of irrigation held by its storehouse of water, area communities held celebrations and promotions to attract homesteaders to the newly irrigated acres. In Moses Lake, the promotion was "Farm in a Day." Beginning one minute after midnight on May 29, 1952, 300 volunteers toiled around the clock to build a farm from scratch, including a seven room house, barns, livestock & their areas, fully fertilized and planted fields and landscaping, in one day. They finished under the wire in 22 hours. (Popular Mechanics "They Built Him a Farm in a Day" Dec. 1952, pg. 118-22+)
Construction--Moses Lake--1950-1960; Agriculture--Moses Lake--1950-1960; Reclamation of land--Moses Lake--1950-1960; Irrigation--Moses Lake--1950-1960; Farms--Moses Lake--1950-1960;