Hoover Dam AZ NV
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 36° 00.972 W 114° 44.239
11S E 703905 N 3988113
It took less than 5 years to build the largest dam of its time. Now Hoover Dam still stands as a world-renowned structure, a National Historic Landmark and one of America's Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders.
Waymark Code: WM37HB
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
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On September 17, 1930 Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur, following national custom, announced that the new dam on the Colorado River would be named Hoover Dam to honor the then President of the United States. On September 30, 1935 the completed dam was officially dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Later, the names Boulder Dam and Boulder Canyon Dam would be used. The name Hoover Dam was restored by Congress in 1947.
Year it was dedicated: 1935

Location of Coordinates: NV AZ border on top of dam

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