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The amazing journey of building the Hoover Dam

Explore the Hoover Dam, a marvel of engineering showcasing its necessity for America, innovative design and location, and the ...
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Hoover Dam’s story told ‘through the people who lived it’ at new visitor center

The first visitors to enter the renovated Hoover Dam Visitor Center on Tuesday morning made their way slowly through the building’s new exhibit, exploring each facet of life that made the dam’s ...
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89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began generating electricity for Los Angeles

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...
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This Day in History: Hoover Dam begins operation

The Boulder Dam: Later renamed the Hoover Dam, began operation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a button in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. The 60 ...
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Colossus : the turbulent, thrilling saga of the building of Hoover Dam / Michael Hiltzik

The sinful river -- The road to Black Canyon -- The arch https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!973253 ...