Hoover Dam - Story
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Hoover Dam - Boulder Dam, is a concrete gravity-arch dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border of the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. The dam, located 48 km southeast of Las Vegas, is named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction. First as Secretary of Commerce and then as President of the United States. Construction began in 1931 and was completed in 1936, two years ahead of schedule. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Hoover Dam was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
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Herbert Hoover was a visionary man with good decisions he believed in fulfilling the basic requirements first because that is the way to development and progress. This dam gave an advantage to US in many ways this solved lot of future problems.
Ronald Dimler
Las Vegas
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