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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US For other uses, see Hoover Dam (disambiguation). "Boulder Dam" redirects here. For other uses, see Boulder Dam (disambiguation). Dam in Arizona, U.S. Hoover Dam Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1941 Official name Hoover Dam Location ...
The remains of William Herman Hietamaki have finally been identified, although authorities weren't able to determine his cause of death Human Remains Found Near Hoover Dam in 2009 Identified as ...
Workers found human bones by Hoover Dam in 2009. 15 years later, officials identified the John Doe ... The medical examiner’s office could not determine his cause of death due to the state of ...
Inscription: They died to make the desert bloom [1] Oskar J. W. Hansen (March 12, 1892 [2] – August 31, 1971 [3]) was a Norwegian-born, naturalized American sculptor. He is most associated with the design of many of the sculptures on and around the Hoover Dam, most notably Winged Figures of the Republic. [3] [4]
Shortly before his death, he was consulted on the Hoover Dam and Colorado River Aqueduct projects. He died in 1935 from a stroke , [ 50 ] and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California .
The tight time frame caused even more friction and peril and by the time the project was finished in 1936, over 100 workers had died in the process. The Hoover Dam was the largest dam and ...
Releases from Hoover Dam reached a record high of 48,000 cubic feet per second (1,400 m 3 /s) (much higher than the maximum allowed flood release of 28,000 cubic feet per second (790 m 3 /s)), which damaged levees and riverside property along the Lower Colorado River Valley, resulting in seven deaths. [73]
A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was ...