J Edgar Hoover

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J Edgar Hoover left us with many lasting legacies, but the most ambitious, which never reached fruition, was the 'Squaring of the States'. The plan was to divert rivers and square off lakes until everything ran at right angles (including state boundaries). The obvious success stories were the eastern states such as Wyoming and Colorado, but Hoover passed away before the project could be completed.

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