Roosevelt Dam - The Real Story of the Workers
that constructed the original dam
The distorted and outdated images of ...
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WHO THEY WERE |
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 Central European and Iberian Pennisula Immigrants worked in various roles. |
"Wageworkers, along with other ordinary folks, seldom make it into history books, and the laborers who worked on the dams of central Arizona are no exception" |
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Construction begins... The isolated site at the confluence of the Salt River and Tonto Creek was selected for its rocky canyon walls, and for the vast valley above it which would allow for water storage. 1906 |
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Last Reviewed:
August 28, 2006