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Gerome, Washington

Gerome, Washington

Gerome was one of ten towns displaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake. The town was home to one of the Works Progress Administration camps where workers stayed while clearing the area in preparation for inundation.

About this community

Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
River
Columbia River
Established
1900
Inundated
1942

The community that was displaced

Displacement cost
$9,964,903
Property value
$470,879
Vocations
farmer, fisherman, rancher
Birthplaces
local