The Hoover Dam The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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EnlargeDownload Link The Hoover Dam, 1941. DownloadPrint The Hoover Dam, 1941. Eighty-five years after its completion, Hoover dam is still considered an engineering marvel. It is named in honor of President Herbert Hoover, — who played a crucial role in its creation. For many years, residents of the American southwest sought to tame the Colorado to prevent flooding and provide irrigation to transform the arid region into fertile cropland. The greatest obstacle to constructing a dam was the issue of water rights allocation among the seven states of the Colorado River drainage basin.
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Herbert Hoover – National Historic Site – Chambers on the Road
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The Hoover Dam The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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The Hoovers The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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Watch Hoover Dam, American Experience, Official Site
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Exquisite Miniatures at The Herbert Hoover Museum – Under the Magnifying Glass
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Herbert Hoover Presidential Library — The Hofreiters
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We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover - by Annette Laing
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The Men Who Built the Dam, American Experience, Official Site
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The Hoover Dam The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Presidential Library Museum, West Branch, Iowa, USA Stock Photo - Alamy
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The Hoover Dam The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, Official Profile