Now, with its bright lights, casinos and ubiquitous nightlife that attract millions of visitors each year, Las Vegas is known as the entertainment capital of the world. "If there's no Hoover Dam ...

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People came from across the country to witness the construction of Hoover Dam. One worker's daughter compared the scene to a hill of ants. "It was just fantastic to watch... It was a monument task ...

Walkers can step back into Hoover Dam history while getting some of their ... engineers and managers on the original 1931 townsite are now occupied by private residents. Bigger homes are a short ...

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 ...

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 Landmark that diverts water from the Colorado River to various ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From the top of Hoover Dam, the Colorado River looks suitably tamed. Famed for its whitewater tumult upstream, the Colorado is ...

Crowe would now be in his element. He supervised construction of the Guernsey Dam in Wyoming, the Coombe Dam in California, and the Deadwood Dam in Idaho, among others. Then along came Hoover.