Thomas Aldwell built the Elwha Dam on the Elwha River, approximately 4.9 miles upstream from the mouth of the river. Construction began in 1910 and the dam was completed in 1913. Lake Aldwell is named after him.
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—Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?–1542)