Tahoe Daily Tribune.com: Hoover Dam reopens to cars; airports still closed in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) – As Nevada residents turned their attention to the victims of four deadly terrorist attacks, Hoover Dam reopened to passenger car traffic while aircraft sat idle at airports in Las ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Hoover Dam, called a ‘high hazard,’ may get $50M for upkeep
Nearing the 90th anniversary of its dedication, Hoover Dam has seen better days. The massive dam made urban life possible in the desert Southwest, creating the nation’s biggest reservoir: a source to ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Hoover Dam’s renovated visitor center plugs guests into Great Depression
Hoover Dam’s newly renovated visitor center transports guests back to the Great Depression and into the lives of the people who built what was then the world’s tallest dam. The interactive exhibit ...
During the time in the early 1920s when legislation was being crafted to authorize a dam on the Colorado River, Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce for President Warren Harding. Hoover was ...
Reno Gazette-Journal: Visit historic Hoover Dam, the project that powered the Southwest