Mar 19, 2024
Hoover Dam
Why was the Hoover Dam built? Is it truly a marvel of engineering, or just a big slab of concrete? Farmers wanted to control the Colorado river, so a plan was brought to congress to build a dam on the Arizona-Nevada border. The dam would have multiple purposes, it would help control flooding and generate hydroelectric power, that would help recoup the costs. It took a while to convince everyone…
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