This giant model stopped a terrible plan

John Reber had a plan: to dam the San Francisco Bay. He convinced some politicians - and it took the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bay Model they built in Sausalito, to prove him not just wrong, but dangerously wrong.

Thanks to all the team at the Bay Model! You can find out more here: http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Bay-Model-Visitor-Center/

Edited by Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux
CG sequence by David 'Hoolopee' Post (http://youtube.com/hoolopee)

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