When political gridlock brings Washington to a halt, the public’s common assumption is that a government shutdown means all national landmarks and federally run attractions must close their doors.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — On Sept. 30, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam, only he wouldn’t use that name for the dedication. Five years earlier, the Secretary of the Interior ...

The Boulder Dam: Later renamed the Hoover Dam, began operation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a button in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. The 60 ...

This column by former Nevada state archivist Guy Rocha first appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on Aug. 29, 2004. No, the hard hat was not invented for construction workers on the Hoover Dam project ...

Explore the Hoover Dam, a marvel of engineering showcasing its necessity for America, innovative design and location, and the construction journey. Discover how the Hoover Dam operates, its ...

The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...

The first visitors to enter the renovated Hoover Dam Visitor Center on Tuesday morning made their way slowly through the building’s new exhibit, exploring each facet of life that made the dam’s ...

BOULDER CITY (KTNV) — After completing renovations, the Hoover Dam Visitor Center is back in business and celebrating with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Check out the new renovations at the Hoover Dam ...

Hoover Dam’s newly renovated visitor center transports guests back to the Great Depression and into the lives of the people who built what was then the world’s tallest dam. The interactive exhibit ...

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The Colorado River was a fault line of near-tectonic political forces by the 1920s, as the seven states within its basin continued to grow in population. A 1922 compact allocated water rights from the ...