If you're planning 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 corners ...
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 ...
when he visited Las Vegas for about an hour, the first sitting president to make a speech there (President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited in 1935, but spoke to dedicate Hoover Dam outside Boulder ...
Las Vegas, though, was looking for salvation ... was established at a site near the now Hoover Dam. The company brought 15,000 new jobs to the area, and was soon processing five million pounds ...
Las Vegas blossomed as a key stopping point on ... The dam was renamed the Hoover Dam in honor of President Herbert Hoover on April 30, 1947. 2. Boulder City (early 1930s) Six Companies, Inc., ...