A beaver dam so huge, it was more than twice the length of the Hoover Dam. Located in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, ...

The Bureau of Reclamation opens bids for the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant. The contract is awarded to Six Companies, a construction and engineering firm made up of some of ...

A historic 30-ton locomotive used in the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s was carefully relocated to its permanent ...

The marvel of the Hoover Dam is something that Daniel and I had not experienced until our most recent trip to Las Vegas. We decided to make a quick detour to the iconic Hoover Dam on our way home.

Hoover Dam, in addition to being ... to the Native American heritage of the surrounding land, holds a celestial map pinpointing the precise astronomical time—September 30, 1935, 8:56 p.m ...

High Scalers drill into the canyon wall 500 feet above the Colorado River in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam site. April 1, 1932. Bureau of Reclamation. Even under the best of conditions ...

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 ...

The Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) project looked like a life saver. For African American citizens, however, the situation remained bleak. The U.S. government’s contract with Six Comapanies ...

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 ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers tours and scenic views. Visitors can choose between two guided tours: the Power Plant Tour and the Dam Tour. Tours often sell out ...

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado ... by a terrazzo floor with a celestial map noting the dam's dedication date: Sept. 30, 1935.