Explore the engineering marvels of the 20th century in this video, highlighting some of the biggest megaprojects that shaped ...

Take a guided tour from Las Vegas to the iconic Hoover Dam and explore the engineering marvel up close. From the massive dam structure to the power plant operations, this experience offers a deeper lo ...

Walkers can step back into Hoover Dam history while getting some of their daily steps in Boulder City. The town, about a half-hour south of Las Vegas, helped build Hoover Dam. A self-guided walking ...

Every day of the week, from dawn until dusk, throngs of tourists travel more than 30 miles from the Las Vegas Strip to marvel at what’s been called the country’s most impressive engineering feat — ...

Everything about the Hoover Dam, hailed as an engineering marvel of the 20th century, is massive. How massive? The dam, located just southeast of Las Vegas where it straddles the Nevada-Arizona border ...

Hoover Dam stands today as one of the ten greatest Civil Engineering feats of the 20th Century. When built, it was the tallest dam in the world and was surpassed in size only by the pyramids of Egypt.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 7, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 7, 1930, construction began on Boulder Dam.