Hoover Dam
While I m on my writing spree, I d like to add a few more blogs about my trip to Las Vegas. Few snaps I had taken have also been posted here. We were essentially on a road trip from phoenix to vegas and on our way we stopped at the Hoover Dam.I ve added a snap of the Hoover Dam ( 1931 - 1935). This dam is essential to the growth of the South West.
Situated between the State of Arizona and Nevada, the Dam collects water from Colorado River and creates a reservoir called Lake Mead.
As the Dam was earlier referred to as Boulder Dam, the city created here attained the same name called Boulder City. The Dam created many new job prospects which was timely during the Depression. Boulder city even now is the only city in Nevada which prohibits gambling completely.A friend pointed out that since Arizona and Nevada follow different time zones, two towers stood on either sides of the dam.
One showed the Mountain Standard Time followed in Arizona and the other followed Pacific Time Zone found in Nevada, which is one hour behind MST.It was pretty chilly while walking along the dam. The view though, of the Colorado River was simply spectacular.
The Dam was constructed by several of those people who were never able too see it after it was constructed. Lake Mead itself destroyed several artifacts associated with the Pueblo Grande de Nevada, the Lost City of Native Americans.
From here we continued our way to Vegas 'Sin City'.