Entriken Bridge, Juniata Township Community Center near Hawn's Bridge, and Schell Bridge (Anon., 1966). Although it might appear that the dam was well accepted in the area there were some controversial issues. One of the main controversies dealt with funding the project. During this time period the Vietnam War was occurring and so leisure spending was not received well by most individuals who had ties with Vietnam. Also, there was the concern that this was a purely recreational unnecessary project and not for flood control. At the time the Chairman of the Senate Public Works Committee, Senator Allen J. Ellender, did not approve of funding this unnecessary project. In the "Help Save the Raystown Dam" petition it states, "Senator Allen J. Ellender... has expressed his dissatisfaction with the new dam because he feels the Army Engineers should be taking care of flood control, navigation and hurricane projects, and not building recreational areas. The Army Engineers have told the committee that 62 percent of the reason for building the dam is for recreation." This petition listed five areas of concern: The federal government should not be spending money to build recreational projects at this time; The Army Engineers should spend their time in projects that are more concerned with flood control, navigation and hurricane projection; All available money should be spent in supporting Armed Forces in Vietnam; All unnecessary spending should be cut to help keep the dollar sound; The average taxpayer in Central Pennsylvania does not support this new dam (Anon. 1968) This petition was to take action for the May 8, 1968 hearing. The dam was approved for a total expenditure of 67.8 million dollars. Another issue was the amount of land needed. The lands authorized to be acquired consisted of for the dam and reservoir area, for the public access and recreation area, and for the wildlife mitigation area for a total acreage of at $20,000,000.00 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1974). In the end 1,800 property owners sold their deeds or easements to the federal government and 407 graves were relocated (Shuck, 1990). The construction of the new Raystown Dam and Raystown Lake was completed in 1972. The lake was conveniently nearly filled by Tropical Storm Agnes. The Lake Raystown Program of Dedication relates the significance of the Tropical Storm Agnes and the Lake Raystown Dam by noting, "The partially completed Raystown Lake Project was effective in