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 ...

It was after Hoover lost the election that he ... Unofficially, in September 1930, before the dam had begun construction, then-Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur journeyed to the desert to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.