Documents Archive First Inhabitants Language Group Chart Lewis & Clark Descriptions- October 16, 1805, of the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, October 17, 1805 - description of the Sokulk (Wanapum) Indians, October 18, 1805 - leaving the Wanapum  Central Plateau Epidemic history  Cultures Clash Yakima Treaty of 1855 Correspondence of Chief Moses Executive orders creating and withdrawing the Columbia Reservation Department of Interior Relinquishment of Columbia Reservation Neppel: Early Struggles with Water 1902 Reclamation Act Grant County Realty Company Ad Incorporation papers for the town of Moses Lake Early Moses Lake City Council meeting minutes  Grand Coulee Dam Rufus Woods Acquisition of Indian Lands, Relocation of Indian Cemeteries Reactions to inundation Newspaper clippings describe the inundation of communities Report, Committee on Natural Resources, 1994 Grand Coulee Dam Settlement Act The fate of the Pacific Northwest Salmon (U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries Report, the Mitchell Act, "The Great Salmon Mystery") The Columbia Basin Project: Promise and Reality Remina Jorgensen describes challenges of irrigated farming 1935 Rivers and Harbors Act - authorizing construction of Grand Coulee Dam 1936 Rural Electrification Act - providing electricity in rural communities 1937 Anti-Speculation Act - preventing land speculation at Grand Coulee Dam Reclamation Project Act of 1939 - guidelines for the "Planned Promised Land." Don Goodwin talks about the closure of the U & I Sugar Refinery Building Community: Japanese Americans Executive Order 9066 - Japanese Internment  Larson Air Force Base - Guide and Directory/Closure The Bracero Program - Public Law 45, April 29, 1943 Joe Tokunaga describes internment at Minidoka and coming to Moses Lake Lillian Tokunaga describes living in Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II Harry Yamamoto, Jr. describes farming in Moses Lake after 1943 Frank Koba discusses Moses Lake after 1943 Reflections: Excerpts Yadira Garcia describes life as a high school student in Moses Lake Table of Contents <> Photo Archive Oral History Archive <> Documents Archive <> Bibliography To Top of Moses Lake Exhibit To top of document