Are Workers Buried in the Hoover Dam?

Retired State Archivist Guy Rocha talked about the legend that Hoover Dam contains the bodies of some of the construction workers. This was … read more

Retired State Archivist Guy Rocha talked about the legend that Hoover Dam contains the bodies of some of the construction workers.

This was one of the myths about Nevada that Mr. Rocha had collected throughout his career for his monthly column. He was interviewed outside the Orion Clemens House, home of Mark Twain’s older brother, where Samuel Clemons stayed when in Carson City.*

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Carson City, Nevada, from July 8-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Charter Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events and non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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Are Workers Buried in the Hoover Dam?

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Program ID:
314294-4
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Carson City, Nevada, United States
First Aired:
Aug 03, 2013 | 2:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Aug 04, 2013 | 7:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Aug 03, 2013 | 2:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 04, 2013 | 9:24am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 04, 2013 | 5:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 04, 2013 | 7:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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