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Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Summary
Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war development of California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Survey number: HAER NV-27-L
Building/structure dates: after. 1936- before. 1962 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 81000382
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Tags
dams
power industry
hydroelectric power plants
war world war ii
boulder city
hoover
dam
hoover dam
circuits
highway
boulder
clark county
nevada
energy generation
historic american engineering record
us bureau of reclamation
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high resolution
historic american landscapes survey
historic american buildings survey
power plants
power lines
electric power
power generation
library of congress
national register of historic places
wwii photographs
Date
1939 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Engineer/Builder
Location
boulder city
,
35.97822, -114.83451
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html