As commerce secretary, Hoover had a pivotal role in proposing the dam's construction on the Colorado River in the 1920s. As construction of the dam was initiated on Sept. 30, 1930, then-Interior ...

Access to the dam's interior, power plant and other restricted areas requires joining a tour. Visiting Hoover Dam involves ...

Hoover Dam, in addition to being ... to design the distinctive floor patterns and color schemes that adorn the interior of the powerhouse. A competition, under Kaufmann’s supervision, was ...

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 ...

In 1933, newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes renamed the site Boulder Dam. Not until 1947 would Congress pass an official resolution declaring the site as Hoover Dam.

Considering both traveler sentiment and expert input, U.S. News selected the following as the best Hoover Dam tours ... across the top of the dam, the chance to see interior generators and learn ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From the top of Hoover Dam, the Colorado River looks suitably tamed. Famed for its whitewater tumult upstream, the Colorado is ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona ... Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. Access to the dam's interior, power plant and other restricted areas requires joining a tour.