Vice President Alben W. Barkley cuts the ribbon to dedicate Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Sept. 1, 1951. Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Army Corps of Engineers commander, is standing to the right of the vice president. The Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District constructed the dam on the Cumberland River, which formed Lake Cumberland. (USACE

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