This historical film captures President Calvin Coolidge's dedication of the Coolidge Dam on the Gila River, circa 1926. The footage highlights the dam's impressive structure, close-ups of Coolidge ...

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Some 15,000 persons, white and red, were gathered about the canyon when Citizen Coolidge arrived from Globe with Arizona’s Governor John C. Phillips. He climbed up the dam parapet to speak.

Take Indian Road 500 about 13 miles to Coolidge Dam. Recreation permits are $10 a day. Details: 888-475-2343, www.sancarlosapache.com. Gila River The Gila River is the lifeblood of its valley.

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LINCOLN, Neb. – Before 1930, only one case of diabetes was found among the people of the desert, or Tohono O;odham. But 30 years after the Coolidge Dam was built in Arizona, health officials recorded ...