Hoover Dam

From 1931 to 1936, 5000 man continuously worked to build Hoover dam, a technical master piece. The result is still worth a visit.

The Hoover Dam is one of the 7 American industrial wonders and after all these years it still is a “hotspot” to a lot of tourists. Halfway the Dam is the state border with Arizona. Las Vegas is located only 34 miles from the Hoover Dam.

Hoover Dam Facts and info

• Boulder Dam was renamed in 1947 to Hoover Dam (President Herbert Hoover)
• More than 100 people died during its construction.
• The first man who died was J.G. Tierney.
• The last man who died was Patrick Tierney, J.G. Tierney’s son.
• Type of dam: Concrete gravity-arch.
• The construction cost Hoover dam: 49 million dollars (1931).
• Boulder City was built to house the workers
• Lake Mead is the Hoover Dam’s reservoir.
• To build the Hoover Dam they used so many concrete that they could build a highway from east to west coast of the USA?
• On the way from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon National Park you drive over the Hoover Dam.
• Travel time Las Vegas to Hoover Dam 41 minutes.
• You can book a Hoover Dam tour in Las Vegas.

More information Hoover Dam

For more information visit the next sites:
Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region
Hoover Dam Museum in Boulder City.

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