gov.archives.arc.37058National Archives and Records AdministrationUploaded by Public.Resource.OrgNational Archives and Records Administration<br /><br />The story of Hoover Dam<br /><br />Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation. (06/20/1923 - 11/06/1979)<br /><br />ARC Identifier 37058 / Local Identifier 115.31. Explains the overwhelming need to control and regulate the raging waters of the Colorado River; the 1928 passage of the Boulder Canyon Project authorizing construction of the Hoover Dam; the ensuing construction of diversion tunnels and then the dam itself; building of support facilities, such as a steel fabrication plant for giant pipe construction; and creation of hydroelectric operations that provided electricity to California, Nevada, and Arizona. Also details how Lake Mead evolved into a successful recreational area as a result of the dam construction.Englishhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/moviesarchives.gov;public.resource.orgFedFlixcarl@media.org