Andrew J. Dunar teaches history at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is the co-author of Building Hoover Dam: An Oral History of the Great Depression. He answers a few questions about major ...

Walkers can step back into Hoover Dam history while getting some of their daily steps in Boulder City. The town, about a half-hour south of Las Vegas, helped build Hoover Dam. A self-guided walking ...

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot-high ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 7, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 7, 1930, construction began on Boulder Dam.

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...