Re:We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's...
by pc2g4d on Monday May 11, 2015 @06:11PM
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A listen through the old Woody Guthrie Columbia River Collection [1] suggests that powering heavy industry was a key justification for building dams on the Columbia River.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Columbia_River_Collection