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How much did the Hoover Dam cost – back then?
Nominal construction cost at completion (1936)
💡 Built in the 1930s during the Great Depression – prices back then were tiny compared to today.
Answer
€45M
€45,000,000 · Construction cost · 1936
Built during the Great Depression by up to 5,000 workers. It was finished two years early – and paid for itself through electricity sales.
US$49M nominal, converted at today's rate (not inflation-adjusted).
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