Letter from Colonel WW Wannamaker to Senator Langer Regarding Lieu Lands Related to the Garrison Dam, December 4, 1946

This letter dated December 4, 1946, from United Stated (US) Army Corps of Engineers Colonel WW Wannamaker to US Senator William Langer, states that he is writing in light of the Washington announcement that the US Secretaries of War and Interior have made a lieu lands offer to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Wannamaker states that the most serious problem of the Garrison Dam was the relocations it required. He states that his department was tasked with finding lieu lands comparable in quality and sufficient in area while also an economical solution to the United States which would create minimum hardships on the white population. Wannamaker goes on to state that no plan could achieve both of these aims, and settlers in Oliver and Mercer Counties, as well as tribal members of Fort Berthold, have opposed the dam. He concludes by suggesting that a slow relocation process will help prevent things from stalling. This letter contains a handwritten signature. See also: Telegram from Senator Langer to Colonel WW Wannamaker Regarding Relocation, December 6, 1946https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/1481/thumbnail.jp