The Bureau of Reclamation opens bids for the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant. The contract is awarded to Six Companies, a construction and engineering firm made up of some of ...

For citizens shaken by the tumultuous effects of the Great Depression, the Hoover Dam project provided two ... all-you-can-eat meals. As the construction project wore on, Boulder City expanded.

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot ...