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Marker Text: First shovel of earth for Somerville Dam was turned Sept. 22, 1962, by Lyndon Johnson, then vice president of United States.
     Dam was built to control flooding on Yegua Creek. In the 46 years prior to 1958, Yegua has flooded 43 times, costing lives, crops. Project was finished 1967. (1968) 

Marker No: 8640

Aluminum 14 x 24 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.336660,-96.540405

Location: At 8th and Thornberry Streets in front of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office at dam at Lake Somerville at the southwest edge of Somerville