The name “Hoover Dam” was not officially recognized until 1947, when Congress designated the dam in honor of the 31st U.S.
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Hoover Dam shutdown would cut 4% of Las Vegas power, not water
Hoover Dam sits only about 30 miles from Las Vegas, but the city is far less dependent on the landmark than that proximity ...
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Removing Hoover Dam would drain Lake Mead and end its hydropower
Hoover Dam works because it holds the Colorado River hundreds of feet above the channel downstream. That elevation difference ...
Hoover Dam was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. 5,000 working men and their families came to live in ...
If you're deciding on things to do in Las Vegas, you may be considering a day trip to the Hoover Dam – the National Historic ...
The start of construction on Hoover in 1930 held the promise of employment for thousands of workers in the Las Vegas area.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decades ago, Laureen and I visited the Hoover Dam with our very young children. We revisited that trip recently, and none of it ...
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Hiltzik: The Arizona-Nevada-California water war is heating up, and all three states will end up parched
Arizona and Nevada are claiming their rights to water from the Colorado River, but there simply isn't enough to meet their demands.
When you look at a photo of Hoover Dam on the border of Arizona and Nevada, a massive concrete wall sits nestled in Black ...
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