Near Pick City in Mercer County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Garrison Dam

Photographed by Connor Olson, July 25, 2021

1. Garrison Dam Marker

Inscription. Construction of the dam began in 1947 and was completed in 1954 at a cost of $300 million dollars. Garrison Dam is one of the largest earthen dam structures in the world with a volume of 66.5 million cubic yards of rolled earth fill. The dam is 2 12 miles long, 12 mile wide at the base, 60 feet wide at the top and 210 feet high. It would require a train 16,000 miles long or 2 million freight cars to carry all of the fill in the dam.

An estimated 15,000 people assembled at the dam site to see U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower speak at the closing ceremonies of the Garrison Dam in June 1953. Another 10,000 people gathered along the route of the Presidential procession to Bismarck. Twenty-five highway patroi and 175 members of the national guard were stationed at intersections between Minot, the dam, and Bismarck.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 47° 30.273′ N, 101° 26.062′ W. Marker is near Pick City, North Dakota, in Mercer County. It is on North Dakota Route 200

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east of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hazen ND 58545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation,

and on the Missouri Plateau.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Powerhouse (here, next to this marker); Intake Structure (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garrison Dam Overlook (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (approx. 2.1 miles away); Displaced Communities (approx. 2.1 miles away); Growing out of the wheat fields and many have since returned. (approx. 2.2 miles away); Taming the mighty Missouri by building the world's largest rolled earth dam of its time. (approx. 2.2

Garrison Dam Marker can be seen to the right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, July 25, 2021

2. Garrison Dam Marker can be seen to the right

miles away); The Spillway Bridge is often believed to be "the dam", (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pick City.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Garrison Dam. (Submitted on July 26, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.)

Garrison Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, July 25, 2021

3. Garrison Dam

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.