Construction of the Hoover Dam, on the Nevada-Arizona border, began on this day in history, July 7, 1930. It covers over 220 acres and is a National Historic Landmark.
On this day in history, July 7, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam began.
Also, more than 100 additional dam workers died off while they were off the job; those causes included pneumonia, meningitis and typhoid fever, the same source noted., where the Colorado River forms the boundary between Nevada and Colorado. Although the dam would take only five years to build, its construction was nearly 30 years in the making.Although the dam would take only five years to build, its construction was nearly 30 years in the making, multiple sources said. Arthur Powell Davis, an engineer from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, originally had a vision for the Hoover Dam back in 1902.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 4, 1973, WORLD TRADE CENTER OPENS IN NYC, CROWNED BY TALLEST TOWERS ON EARTH The Hoover Dam came to symbolize what American industry and American workers could do, even in the depths of the Great Depression.
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