Boulder Dam
Americannoun
noun
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On this date in 1935, the gate at Boulder Dam was closed and Lake Mead began to fill.
From Washington Times
On this date in 1931, the Secretary of the Interior awarded the contract for construction of Boulder Dam to Six Companies Inc. of San Francisco.
From Washington Times
On this date in 1935, the 3-million-pound gate at Boulder Dam was closed and Lake Mead began to fill.
From Washington Times
He cited Franklin D. Roosevelt’s temporary name change for the Herbert Hoover Dam in Nevada back to Boulder Dam and Ronald Reagan’s removal of solar panels installed at the White House by Jimmy Carter.
From Washington Post
On this date in 1935, the Governors of Arizona and Utah met at Boulder City to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to the 89 men killed during construction of Boulder Dam.
From Washington Times
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