Surveyor J. G. Tiereney is counted as the first construction death. His son Patrick was the final casualty.
There were over a hundred people who died building the Hoover Dam, and they died from many causes. There is a link below to a section of an article on the Hoover Dam dealing with the deaths of workers.
boulder dam
As approved by Congress in the Boulder Canyon Project Act, $165,000,000 was authorized to complete the Boulder Canyon Project which includes the Imperial Dam, Hoover Dam and the American Canal. The Hoover Dam portion was $49,000,000. You can also visit this website for more info: http://historical.whatitcosts.com/facts-hoover-dam.htm
colorado river
The Hoover Dam is located on the border between Nevada and Arizona.
There were over a hundred people who died building the Hoover Dam, and they died from many causes. There is a link below to a section of an article on the Hoover Dam dealing with the deaths of workers.
The Building of the Hoover Dam - 1998 - TV was released on: USA:1999
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After Hoover Dam's construction was completed in 1936.
boulder dam
Hoover Dam was finished in 1935.~Calli
Herbert Hoover - Boulder Dam in the Black Canyon on the Colorado River was renamed to Hoover Dam in his honor.
Kallanai(Grand anicut) dam
Hoover Dam.
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The building of Hoover Dam.