as everyone will be who sees for the first time this great feat of mankind." How did the dam get its name? The Hoover Dam was named in honor of Herbert Hoover, the nation's 31st president.

It became the largest dam of its time and transformed the arid Southwest into a hub of development. Today, the Hoover Dam remains a National Historic Landmark and is celebrated as one of America ...

THE completion, just announced, of the great concrete structure originally known as the Boulder Dam, but afterwards officially designated the Hoover Dam ... estimated at the time at 165 million ...

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...