Hartwell Dam

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Construction on Hartwell Dam began in 1955 and concluded in 1963. The dam diverts the Savannah River and some of its tributaries into Lake Hartwell, which, with nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline, is one of the largest man-made bodies of water east of the Mississippi River.

Photograph by U.S Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Hartwell Dam

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