Hoover Dam

Overview

Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depression, drew men desperate for work to a remote and rugged canyon near Las Vegas. There they struggled against heat, choking dust and perilous heights to build a colossus of concrete that brought electricity and water to millions and transformed the American Southwest.

Guest Stars

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Blaine Hamann

Self - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Ila Clements

Self - Worker's Daughter

Tommy Nelson

Self - Worker