Last week while in Vegas, my co-worker and I ventured over to the Hoover Dam to check it out. When staying there, we always try to do something outside of work and the strip. Last year, we went to Red Rock Canyon, and a free afternoon this time allowed for a visit to the famous dam. Five facts about Hoover Dam: 1.) It was constructed in the 1930s and spans the Colorado River in Black Canyon between Arizona and Nevada. (The left of the photo is in Nevada, the right in Arizona) 2.) Building the dam required more than 5 million barrels of concrete, enough to create a two-lane highway from Seattle to Miami. 3.) 21,000 men worked on building the dam over the course of its construction. It's estimated that around 110 of them died while building the dam. 4.) The dam's generators ... [Read More]
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