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2. Hoover Dam - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US For other uses, see Hoover Dam (disambiguation). "Boulder Dam" redirects here. For other uses, see Boulder Dam (disambiguation). Dam in Arizona, U.S. Hoover Dam Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1941 Official name Hoover Dam Location ...

3. Hoover Dam in popular culture - Wikipedia

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   Upon its completion, Hoover Dam was further iconized in film, with many works of media using the dam to convey a sense of scale in their productions. Others focused on the dam's reputation as a great work of engineering. Following the massive cultural and economic expansion of Las Vegas, Hoover Dam became increasingly culturally tied to the ...

4. Seven Wonders of the Industrial World - Wikipedia

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   The final episode focuses on the construction of the Hoover Dam during the Great Depression of the 1930s, focusing in particular on the ruthless pace set by Frank Crowe, the builder, whose eagerness to complete the project well before schedule and subsequent exploitation of the workforce (who were desperate for any employment and were forced to ...

5. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old ...

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   As I reported in "Colossus," my 2010 book about the building of Hoover Dam, Hoover and his deputy, Arthur Powell Davis, connived in 1922 to exaggerate the Colorado River's flow in order to ...

6. Today in History: Hoover Dam is completed - AOL

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   On this day 80 years ago, a crowd of 20,000 people gathered in Nevada to watch President Franklin Delano Roosevelt commemorate the completion of the Hoover Dam. %shareLinks-quote="The work that ...

7. List of Modern Marvels episodes - Wikipedia

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   This is an episode list of the long-running documentary television series Modern Marvels. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released 1 4 December 10, 1993 (1993-12-10) May 29, 1994 (1994-05-29) 2 29 January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15) June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22) 3 16 August 17, 1997 (1997-08-17) February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14) 4 29 August 3, 1998 (1998-08-03 ...

8. File:Hoover Dam, Boulder.jpg - Wikipedia

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9. Hoover Dam naming controversy - Wikipedia

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