Later in the year, the first of the Swing-Johnson bills to authorize a high ... that the dam at Boulder Canyon be named Hoover Dam for former President Herbert Hoover, House Resolution 140 is ...

People came from across the country to witness the construction of Hoover Dam ... During the dam's construction, the job of the high scaler was by far the most dangerous, as well as the most ...

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 ...

The world's biggest dam at the time of its construction, Hoover Dam solved the problem of the overflowing Colorado river with sleek design and brilliant American engineering. The Corning Museum of ...