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$165M Boulder Dam construction to begin Sept 17th

DT Data Page #: 
301
Newspaper: 
Humboldt Times
Newspaper Date: 
9/11/1930
Page #: 
1 & 4
Column: 
8
Item Type: 
Dam work
Place: 
Boulder Dam
TEXT: 
The construction of the $165M Boulder Dam will officially begin on Sept 17th when Secretory Wilber drives a spike. He named the dam Hoover Dam. It will be 727' feet high.
Key Words: 
$165M Boulder Dam, Secretory Wilber