From the June 4, 2014, Chicago Tribune by John M. Glionna.
Nobody really knew his name. They all just called him "Alabam" probably because he was from there or somewhere in the South. But, they all knew him as the old guy (in his 70s) who made his contribution to the Depression-era building of the famous Hoover Dam.
He cleaned the latrines. As far as is know, he was a one-man sanitation crew for the 7,000 workers at the site.He is long gone, but not forgotten
On the main drag through Boulder City, Nevada, stands an 8-foot tall statue honoring the man and including a garland of toilet paper rolls around his neck.
He is the first of several statues honoring the men who built the dam.
Steven Ligouri, the Las Vegas sculptor who made the statue, said: "He was a simple sanitation engineer whose job was so bad-- even when temperatures hit 120 degrees, he climbed inside those tin latrine (predecessors of port-a-potties). Mow he's the unofficial greeter to the entire town."
Not the Type of Statue You's Expect. --Cooter
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