Original sentence: Because of the song's message and popularity, it was established as the official folk song of Washington in 1987.One of the most popular songs in the history of the United States, it glamorized the harnessing of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.The 11 hydroelectric dams built on the American stretch of the Columbia helped farms and industry, but their construction also permanently altered the character of the river.The song became famous as an anthem about American public works projects arising out of the New Deal in the Great Depression
Edited sentence: Because of the song's message and popularity, it was established as the official folk song of the State of Washington in 1987.It became famous as an anthem about American public works projects arising out of the New Deal in the Great Depression.One of the most popular songs in the history of the United States, it is paean to the harnessing of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest to help farms and industry through federally built hydroelectric power facilities