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Signing of the Flood Control Act of 1928

President Calvin Coolidge signed the Flood Control Act on May 15, 1928, authorizing extensive federal flood-control projects for the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

Signing of the Flood Control Act of 1928

The law committed the federal government to large-scale river and levee construction and expanded the Army Corps of Engineers' role, reshaping flood-control policy and infrastructure for the Mississippi Valley.

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