It's amazing how society has changed. 112 people died in the process of constructing the dam. If even one person dies during a construction project today, it's a big scandal, but back then, 112 lives lost were just seen as the cost of doing business. Whenever a worker died, the other members of his team would drag his body to the Arizona side of the dam because Arizona paid higher death benefits to families.
There was a lot more thought given to asthetics than I expected. The floors inside the dam had beautiful inlays and there were art deco statues outside.
Next, we visited Valley of Fire State Park, which is a favorite of motorcycle clubs because it features a winding road through towering red rocks. We also saw lots of ancient petroglyphs.