This video showcases the intricate design and construction of the Hoover Dam from 1931-1935. The Hoover Dam controls the flow of the Colorado River. Meet Jeanette Núñez, first in line to replace ...

The “first concrete for the dam was placed on June 6, 1933,” and the “last on May 29, 1935,” at an average of “160,000 cubic ...

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 ...