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Fame Drainage Project, Grader Constructed, Two-Mile Long Drainage Ditch

Photograph of Rt. Abbie Busha and Katie Fisher standing in a two-mile long drainage ditch, constructed via grader, for the disposal of excess surface water for over twenty-one farms in the area. This benefits 1790 acres, while the excess surface water drains into the North Canadian River. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Rt. Abbie Busha, 2. Katie Fisher. The back of the photograph proclaims, "2 Mile long, grader constructed, drainage ditch for disposal of excess surface water. Ditch empties into natural drain hence into North Canadian River. This is part of the new drainage system in Fame Drainage Project that benefits 1790 acres (90% in cultivation) on 21 farms. Combined length of ditches 2,175 linear yards."
Date: February 4, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History