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Harvey Slocum (October 23, 1887 – November 11, 1961) was an American civil engineer and dam-building expert, known primarily for his part in the construction of Grand Coulee Dam in the United States and the Bhakra Dam in India. Slocum started out as a labourer in a steel mill and rose to the position of construction superintendent of the Grand Coulee Dam.Harvey Slocum was then Construction Superintendent of the Bull Shoals Dam built between 1947 and 1951.