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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEA_alabam_Boulder-City-NV.html
At the height of Hoover Dam construction, more than 7,000 men labored in Black Canyon. Some jobs were glamorous and exciting, such as the high scalers who swung over the canyon on ropes or the cableway operators who kept concrete buckets moving 24…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE9_hoover-dam-memorial_Boulder-City-NV.html
[ Front ]:They endured the hardships so all of America might prosper
This Memorial was contributed by the men and women who built Hoover Dam to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its dedicationSeptember 30, 1985[ Right Side ]:The Hard HatPromi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE8_frank-t-crowe_Boulder-City-NV.html
[ Front ]:"The Old Man"Francis Trenholm CroweBorn: October 12, 1882Died: February 26, 1946
World's Outstanding Builder of Dams[ Right Side ]:"We had 5,000 men in a 4000-foot canyon. The problem was to set up the right sequence of jobs so they w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJK_eldorado-canyon_Boulder-City-NV.html
Eldorado Canyon runs east from here to the Colorado River and was the site of one of Nevada's mining booms. Prospectors began digging for gold and silver here, about 1859, forming the Colorado Mining District. The three largest mines, the Techatti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJG_bootleg-canyon_Boulder-City-NV.html
Originally a Native American trail, Bootleg Canyon - also called the Hooch Highway was a well-known backdoor into Boulder City and the Hoover Dam construction site during prohibition. Bootleggers brewed illegal alcohol in stills hidden in draws an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJHF_hoover-dam-turbine-runner_Boulder-City-NV.html
This cast steel turbine runner (water wheel), which is 14.2 feet in diameter and weighs over 34 tons, powered the N-7 generator at Hoover Dam Power Plant from 1944 to 1982. The function of a turbine runner is to convert the force of falling water,…