LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — September 11, 1936 was an electrifying date for Southern Nevada. On this day Hoover Dam began generating power to the area. Lake Mead began filling with water in February of 1935, ...
Walkers can step back into Hoover Dam history while getting some of their daily steps in Boulder City. The town, about a half-hour south of Las Vegas, helped build Hoover Dam. A self-guided walking ...
Everything about the Hoover Dam, hailed as an engineering marvel of the 20th century, is massive. How massive? The dam, located just southeast of Las Vegas where it straddles the Nevada-Arizona border ...