In April 1956, Columbus Service Director Floyd C. Redick proposed building a dam in Alum Creek in Orange Township, Delaware ...

First called Boulder Dam, the big dam helped create energy, distribute water through the Southwest. Some want to get rid of dams on the Colorado River. Read more.

Discover the history, engineering, and natural beauty of the Hoover Dam. Plan your visit with tips, tours, and nearby ...

Everything to know about seeing Hoover Dam, including the security checkpoint, whether there's a lot of walking and how to get dam-tour tickets.

Going to the Hoover Dam? Here's some things to know when going to see the man-made wonder.

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.

Decades ago, Laureen and I visited the Hoover Dam with our very young children. We revisited that trip recently, and none of it looked familiar to me. Of course, in all transparency, I sometimes ...

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 ...

The Hoover Dam can produce enough electricity for roughly 1.3 million Americans each year. But that power is dwindling.

Completion When Hoover Dam and Lake Mead were finished, it became an integral water storage system for the lower basin states of California, Nevada and Arizona.

(CNN) — Standing atop the Hoover Dam today, the millions of tourists who visit each year can get a real sense of the climate crisis in the West: In addition to extreme heat, the sight of so ...