Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot ...

Prepared under the Kinkaid Act and submitted ... The Bureau of Reclamation opens bids for the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant. The contract is awarded to Six Companies ...

A feat of modern civil engineering, Hoover Dam has stood tall and brought ... s contributions and noting that the construction contracts were signed under his administration.

THE completion, just announced, of the great concrete structure originally known as the Boulder Dam, but afterwards officially designated the Hoover ... not only the construction of a dam and ...

The P.W.A., created under the National Industrial Recovery ... Organizations (C.I.O.) in 1935 gave further impetus. Hoover Dam construction began in 1931 with non-union workers, before the ...

Hoover Dam is one of engineering’s greatest achievements – perhaps even the greatest. When construction began in 1931, no dam on this scale had ever been attempted. Hoover Dam is 221 metres ...

A visit to Hoover ... Dam website. “A 40-minute guided Power Plant Tour and a 1-hour guided Dam Tour. Both tours begin with a 10-minute introductory film and include visits to the original ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers tours and scenic views. Visitors can choose between two guided tours: the Power Plant Tour and the Dam Tour. Tours often sell out, so arrive ...

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 ...