The Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) project looked like a life saver. For African American citizens, however, the situation remained bleak. The U.S. government’s contract with Six Comapanies ...

High Scalers drill into the canyon wall 500 feet above the Colorado River in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam site. April 1, 1932. Bureau of Reclamation. Even under the best of conditions ...

but afterwards officially designated the Hoover Dam, across the Colorado River in Black Canyon, which forms the boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada, at a point about twenty-five ...

Thousands of workers flocked to Black Canyon to build ... s-eye view of the area. The Hoover Dam is more than just a feat of engineering; it’s a symbol of American resilience and progress.

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...