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Work Force
The following information was taken from a newspaper article in the '30's. It
shows the breakout, by state, of where the people who built the dam came
from.
|
State |
Number of Men |
|
State |
Number of Men |
| Alabama |
243 |
|
Nebraska |
157 |
| Arizona |
643 |
|
Nevada |
5522 |
| Arkansas |
191 |
|
New Jersey |
104 |
| California |
5055 |
|
New Mexico |
109 |
| Connecticut |
467 |
|
New York |
221 |
| Colorado |
467 |
|
New Hampshire |
14 |
| Delaware |
1 |
|
North Carolina |
120 |
| Florida |
66 |
|
Ohio |
260 |
| Georgia |
115 |
|
Oklahoma |
581 |
| Idaho |
599 |
|
Oregon |
273 |
| Illinois |
487 |
|
Pennsylvania |
238 |
| Indiana |
159 |
|
Rhode Island |
8 |
| Iowa |
181 |
|
South Carolina |
29 |
| Kansas |
327 |
|
South Dakota |
58 |
| Kentucky |
103 |
|
Tennessee |
121 |
| Louisiana |
85 |
|
Texas |
604 |
| Maine |
18 |
|
Utah |
1165 |
| Maryland |
66 |
|
Virginia |
44 |
| Massachusetts |
114 |
|
Vermont |
6 |
| Missouri |
548 |
|
Washington |
642 |
| Michigan |
251 |
|
West Virginia |
73 |
| Minnesota |
208 |
|
Wisconsin |
171 |
| Mississippi |
50 |
|
Wyoming |
161 |
| Montana |
340 |
|
Foreign workers |
116 |
Total = over 21,000
Source - U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
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