General Article: The Controversial Naming of the Dam
Biography: The Men of Six Companies
Biography: Herbert Hoover
General Article: Workers' Strike at Hoover Dam
Biography: Harold Ickes
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Hoover Dam

Part of the collection: The 1930s

During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, overcoming technical challenges to erect one of the greatest engineering works in history.

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