Seventy years ago in the Ozarks of southern Missouri; Bagnell Dam was built across the Osage River; creating the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. Using over 200 images and in- depth captions; author H. Dwight Weaver takes readers back to the origins of this man-made treasure and the towns that surround it. Construction on Bagnell Dam began in 1929; employing thousands of men during the Great Depression. Inundation of the Osage River valley destroyed the areas most fertile farmlands; covered numerous historic sites; and even destroyed Linn Creek; the county seat. But the development also created new towns and a new economy. The images in this new book follow the growth of towns along U.S. Highway 54; including Eldon; Tuscumbia; Bagnell; Osage Beach; and Linn Creek; through the Depression; World War Two; and finally the booming 1950s.
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