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Hoover Dam

Inscription.
A modern civil engineering wonder of the United States
One of seven selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers
1955

They Died to Make the Desert Bloom

The United States of America will continue to remember that many who toiled here found their final rest while engaged in the building of this dam.

The United States of America will continue to remember the services of all who labored to clothe with substance the plans of those who first visioned the building of this dam.

They Laboured that Millions might see a Brighter Day

The plaque reads: In Memory of our Fellowmen who lost their lives in the construction of this dam. Erected 1935 by The Boulder City Central Labor Council.

Dr. Elwood Mead

Inscription. Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 1924-1936 whose life-time work culminated in construction of the Boulder Canyon project creating Lake Mead, named in his honor.

Directions: The dam is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas on US Highway 93 at the Nevada-Arizona border.
othercontact: (702) 494-2517
Phone: (866) 730-9097
Website: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/index.html