Construction of the Hoover Dam, on the Nevada-Arizona border, began on this day in history, July 7, 1930. It covers over 220 acres and is a National Historic Landmark. Fox News Media ...

The intake towers at Hoover Dam are where water enters from Lake Mead to generate electricity at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Boulder City.

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 ...

A feat of modern civil engineering, Hoover Dam has stood tall and brought billions of visitors to Las Vegas since it was constructed in the 1930s. But one of the lesser known facts about it is ...

First called Boulder Dam, the big dam helped create energy, distribute water through the Southwest. Some want to get rid of ...

The construction of Lake Mead, and Hoover Dam began in 1931, and finished in 1936. Before it was built, the land was scarcely visited by anyone because of its extreme temperatures and harsh landscape.

Hoover Dam’s newly renovated visitor center transports guests back to the Great Depression and into the lives of the people who built what was then the world’s tallest dam. The interactive ...

The Hoover Dam in Nevada was built two years ahead of schedule. (Lennox Mclendon/AP) On July 7, 1930, Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur sent an order to Elwood Mead, the commissioner of ...