The Hoover Dam Construction

The Hoover Dam is one of the most iconic manmade structures in the US. It was built during the Great Depression from 1931-36. President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the dam in 1935. The dam supplies many south western states with electricity. It is located across the borders of Arizona and Nevada. The construction site used as many as 5,000 workers at a time. At first living quarters became an issue between management and workers. Eventually the management founded Boulder City, Nevada, to help raise the workers’ standard of living. Allen Tupper True became a consulting artist. His visual designs incorporated designs from Native American tribes. This was controversial for the time. True’s designs exist mostly on the inner part of the dam.