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Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee from 1951 to 1963, serving as chair of that committee for the last nine of those years.
The Francis E. Walter Dam is an embankment dam located in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Constructed in 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, it spans the Lehigh River at its confluence with the tributary Bear Creek, creating the Francis E. Walter Reservoir.
- Francis E. Walter Dam
- In use
- Flood control, water storage, recreation
Showing 11 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Frances Walter has 11 books on Goodreads with 21 ratings. Frances Walter’s most popular book is Benjie and His Friends.
The Francis E. Walter Dam, constructed in 1961, has prevented nearly $180 million in flood damages to the Lehigh River Valley. The dam was built for flood risk management, but recreation became...
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May 12, 2014 · Easton, PA. Representative Francis Walter (1894–1963), the longtime Democratic representative from Pennsylvania and a notorious hardline anti-Communist, was the House sponsor of the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act of 1952 , which overturned Japanese exclusion and opened naturalization to Issei and other Asian immigrants.
Francis Walter. Mobile native and Episcopal priest Francis X. Walter was instrumental in bringing the quilts of the Freedom Quilting Bee to national attention through his promotion of the works in the New York City art world of the 1960s.. Courtesy of Birmingham Public Library Archives.
