Russell Dam

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The Russell Dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to create Lake Russell, which forms part of Georgia's border with South Carolina.

Courtesy of Darby Carl Sanders, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Russell Dam

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