The Building of a Dam
The construction of Roosevelt Dam involved several thousand people over the course of the project. Hiring was straightforward; a foreman would simply size up a man and decide if he could do the work. Jobs requiring diverse skills were plentiful. Stone and timber cutters, canal builders, and horse and mule tenders were but a few of the employment opportunities. For their efforts, common laborers earned $2.50 per day while powdermen, blacksmiths and masons made $4 to $ 5. Under harsh and hazardous conditions, workers blasted rock from sheer walls. They also swung picks, shoveled and hauled tons of rock.| HM Number | HMMSC |
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| Placed By | Tonto National Forest |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 4:36pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12S E 484814 N 3725464 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.66896667, -111.16380000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 40.138', W 111° 9.828' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 40' 8.28" N, 111° 9' 49.68" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 480 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 23949-24085 Apache Trail, Apache Junction AZ 85119, US |
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