Dam stuff

http://lifeafterpeople.wikia.com/wiki/Hoover_Dam

Hoover Dam is supposedly going to be one of the last remnants of human society, capable of surviving 10,000 years after humans, it will be one of the last intact human remains

In the early 20th century farmers wanted to move some water from the Colorado river to the communities developing in the Southwest. When this failed, the US Bureau of Reclamation had to step in.

At the time of it's completion it was the largest dam in the world

6 of the 7 states that would gain benefits from this dam were worried that the power would go mainly to California.

When the Great Depression hit, many workers came to the Las Vegas area and settled in the desert for a chance to work on the project

The tunnels were around 140 degrees and contained dust and carbon monoxide which lead to a strike, but work quickly got back on it's way

The project took 5 million barrels of concrete and 45 million tons of steel

if used differently all that concrete could have built a road from San Francisco to New York City

Lake Mead, created by the dam was the nations first national recreation area

Hoover Dam was actually the target of a German bombing in WWII



power for the southwestern regions of America was obviously a big step in making the dam,

Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover were the ones to authorize construction and provide funds for the project.

There were many natural challenges that needed to be tackled and many hippies may have not liked the dam due to some negative effects on the environment.

The dam made America's largest and first recreational area which was a large step in recreational areas and natural parks. It also made Lake Mead a very popular lake

This would NOT have been considered a good job, but in the Great Depression you were lucky to have a job so you'd take what you could get, 140 degree heat, carbon monoxide, and dust caused serious health issues for men working in the tunnels.

The community wanted the power but they were also worried all the power would go to California so 6 out of 7 of the states had to make sure they got power too

The Grand Coulee dam is a gravity dam constructed from 1933 to the early 1940s, it was for power and irrigation

Many dams and other things constructed in the 1930s and still very important, this means that they have by now gotten web pages and possibly even facebook pages due to their impact in society

The dam was going to be named Boulder dam since it was in Boulder canyon, but hoover played a large part in construction and funding, the name was very controversial because many felt that hoover caused the Great Depression.

This was a marvel at the time it was built, they weren't just thinking about the now when it was built, Hoover dam will be one of the last standing remnants of human society, it was not built for short time, it will last almost forever