Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Boulder City, Clark county, southeastern Nevada, U.S. is situated by the Hoover Dam. The only reason for its existence was the requirement of housing the employees hired to build the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. At the time of construction of the Dam, Boulder City sheltered more than 4,000 employees in 1500 buildings from 1931 to 1935. [5] [6]
The property was originally a patented mining claim owned by Las Vegas real estate developer Patrick Sullivan, who was seeking gold and turquoise. [5] It became known as Sullivan's Gulch. [6] In the 1920s, the Bureau of Reclamation withdrew over a million acres of land for the creation of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, [7] but overlooked Sullivan's ...
The land upon which Boulder City was founded was a harsh, desert environment. Its sole reason for existence was the need to house workers contracted to build the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River (known commonly as Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947, when it was officially renamed Hoover Dam by a joint resolution of Congress).
The north end of the valley contains a large salt pan, or dry lake, Dry Lake or Eldorado Playa, while the southern two thirds drains northwards. [1] U.S. Route 95 traverses eastern portions of the valley, and climbs steeply to meet U.S. Route 93, connecting Boulder City to Henderson.
What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; Get shortened URL; Download QR code
The BCCE is located within the city limits of Boulder City. It begins approximately 2 miles south and west of the residential area of Boulder City, or beginning approximately 2 miles south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 95 and Interstate 11, and extends for approximately 22 miles along U.S. Highway 95. The BCCE is divided by U.S. 95 into a ...
SR 172 (Hoover Dam Access Road) / I-11 / US 93 north / Goldstrike Canyon Road – Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Boulder City: Interchange northbound, roundabout southbound; I-11 exit 2; SR 172 east is former US 93 south/US 466 east: 1.4: 2.3: Lakeshore Road: To Lake Mead: Boulder City: 7.0: 11.3: Veterans Memorial Drive – Boulder City Municipal Airport
The hotel was built for W.F. Grey, who saw the opportunity for a hotel in the "government town" of Boulder City. The hotel was completed in 1933. P.S. Webb built the hotel and purchased it from Grey in 1935 as part of his tourist agency. Webb advertised heavily, turning the hotel into a destination resort. Webb sold the property during World ...