When was the Hoover Dam built?
When was the Hoover Dam built?
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The Hoover Dam, named after President Herbert Hoover for his crucial role in the construction of the dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Colorado River, on the border between Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression, a massive effort of thousands of workers. Its construction was a result of efforts to control floods and provide water for irrigation to transform the American Southwest from an arid region into fertile cropland. Also, it was seen as a suitable solution for the water needs of the Los Angeles region and Southern California. Construction began in 1930, it was dedicated in 1935, and hydroelectric generators went online in 1937. The dam was built for $49 million then, and the power plant and generators cost an additional $71 million. The dam currently irritates over 1,500,000 acres of land, and provides water to over 16,000,000 people
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