▁took ▁over ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁investig ating ▁engine ers ▁recommended ▁construct ing ▁a ▁dam ▁on ▁the ▁Sh osh one ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁can y on ▁west ▁of ▁C ody . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁Sh osh one ▁Dam ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁Sh osh one ▁Project ▁was ▁author ized . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁tall est ▁dam ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Al most ▁three ▁dec ades ▁after ▁its ▁construction , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁dam ▁and ▁res er voir ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁Dam ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁C ody ▁married ▁Louis a ▁Freder ici ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁tw enti eth ▁birth day . ▁The ▁couple ▁met ▁when ▁C ody ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁C ody ' s ▁Aut obi ography ▁bare ly ▁mentioned ▁the ▁court ship ▁to ▁Freder ici ▁but ▁declared , ▁" I ▁now ▁ad ored ▁her ▁above ▁any ▁other ▁young ▁lady ▁I ▁had ▁ever ▁seen ." ▁C ody ▁suggested ▁in ▁letters ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁that ▁Freder ici ▁had ▁p ester ed ▁him ▁into ▁marriage , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁aware ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" very ▁smart ▁to ▁be ▁engaged ." ▁This ▁r het or ic ▁became ▁pushed ▁more ▁and ▁more