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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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Gunnison Tunnel Opening
PHOTOGRAPHER: Almeron Newman, Library of Congress
The official opening of the Gunnison Tunnel by President Taft at the West Portal, 1909.
Crystal Dam  

Did You Know?
Before the creation of 3 dams upstream of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the Gunnison River was as much as 5 times more powerful than it is today.

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