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Establishment of Irrigation
- When
- 1865
- Where
- Chubut River
Settlers established Argentina's first irrigation system based on the Chubut River, creating fertile wheatlands in the valley.
Led by Aaron Jenkins, whose wife Rachel proposed the idea, the settlers irrigated an area three or four miles to each side of the river. This created Argentina's most fertile wheatlands.
Sources
- Y Wladfa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
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