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Bullhead City
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Bullhead City, situated on the east bank of the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert, is built upon the historical site of Hardyville, founded in 1864 by William H. Hardy. Hardyville was a frontier outpost that flourished for 19 years with a ferry service, trading post, and toll road that extended east to Prescott, Arizona. Gold and silver had been discovered in the mid-1800s, and commerce was thriving as steamboats transporting freight and passengers plied the river. By the 1920s, a series of dams was planned to harness the power of the Colorado River, but work on Davis Dam wasn't started until 1942 and was then delayed until after World War II. Bullhead City evolved after Davis Dam was completed in 1953. Many of the workers who built the dam stayed on, and in the 1960s, land developers promoting the river as a recreational destination made Bullhead a boomtown. Bullhead City was incorporated in 1984.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Early Inhabitants: The Mojave Indians
- 2. Crossroads: Early Expeditions
- 3. Age of Adventure: The Wild West
- 4. Indian School: A Time of Change
- 5. Dawn of the 20th Century: Transformation
- 6. World War II: Training the Troops
- 7. Davis Dam: Harnessing the River
- 8. Bullhead City: Tourist Destination
- 9. Life in the Desert: A River Runs through It
- Bibliography
- About the Author