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Franklin Lane

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Franklin K. Lane was native to the city of San Francisco, being a former lawyer for the city. So when in 1913, he became the new Secretary of the Interior, San Francisco was overjoyed. Being in this position, he was in a commanding position in which he could direct the debate. He was a strong proponent of the damming. However he was empowered to maintain the same policy that in cases involving national parks that the Congress made the final decision. 






                        Franklin K. Lane
     source: National Park Service Website

by Anoushka Bose, Junior Division, Individual Website