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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:infrastructure
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gptkbp:annualVisitors
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~7 million
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Gordon_Kaufmann
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:New_Deal
gptkb:Public_Works_Administration
gptkb:Boulder_Canyon_Project_Act
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Six_Companies,_Inc.
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1931
1936
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gptkbp:cost
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$49 million (1930s USD)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:Colorado_River
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gptkbp:dam
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gptkb:concrete_gravity_dam
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
September 30, 1935
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gptkbp:elevation
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1,232 feet above sea level
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gptkbp:employsDuringConstruction
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over 21,000 workers
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gptkbp:engineer
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gptkb:John_L._Savage
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gptkbp:hasTower
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17
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gptkbp:height
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726 feet
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hoover Dam project
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gptkbp:latitude
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36.0156° N
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gptkbp:length
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1,244 feet
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gptkbp:listedOn
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Black_Canyon
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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gptkb:Colorado_River
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gptkbp:longitude
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114.7378° W
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
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gptkbp:nearby
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gptkb:Mike_O'Callaghan–Pat_Tillman_Memorial_Bridge
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gptkbp:notableDeath
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over 100 workers died during construction
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gptkbp:notableFor
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major engineering achievement
largest concrete structure of its time
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gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber
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86001088
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gptkbp:originalName
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gptkb:Boulder_Dam
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:U.S._Bureau_of_Reclamation
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gptkbp:powerplant
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2,080 MW
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gptkbp:purpose
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flood control
irrigation
hydroelectric power generation
water storage
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Southwestern_United_States
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gptkbp:reservoirName
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gptkb:Lake_Mead
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Great Depression era project
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Nevada
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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yes
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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2017
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gptkbp:waterSource
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gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Nevada
gptkb:Southern_California
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Boulder_Dam_project
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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