American Experience

Grand Coulee Dam

Documentary · History

S24, E8: When Grand Coulee Dam was being built during the depths of the Great Depression, everything about it—generators, powerhouses, pumps—was the biggest in the world. Grand Coulee was more than a dam; it was a proclamation: America could still do great things.

9 Apr 2012 · 1h 22m

Information

Released
2012
Run Time
1 hr 22 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 2012 WGBH

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.