American Experience: Battle for Wildnerness
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 Starring: Synopsis: Renowned conservationist John Muir called it a "grossly destructive commercial scheme." As shown in this documentary, the move by the city of San Francisco in 1906 to dam the Hetch Hetchy National Park to make a reservoir prompted a fierce battle in Washington, DC. The Hetch Hetchy was one of three High Sierra valleys in California that included Yosemite and the Upper Tuolumne. It boasted a 1,700-foot high waterfall over which tumbled a greater volume of water than Yosemite Falls. President Theodore ... Full Synopsis
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