Hoover Dam construction begins

Hoover Dam construction begins

3 years ago By Chase Brush
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After years of planning, construction begins on the Hoover Dam at Black Canyon along the Colorado River. Over the next three years the arch gravity structure would rise 726 feet to become the largest dam in the world. Nearly 100 men would die building it.

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Year
1930
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