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The Hoover Dam is a large dam on the Colorado River. It is on the border of the states of Arizona and Nevada. The dam is named after the former US President Herbert Hoover. At first it was called "Boulder Dam", but the name was changed to honor Hoover, who was president when the idea of building the dam started.

Other websites

Hoover Dam's official website
Official State of Nevada Tourism Site
Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful
BBC - Hoover Dam, industrial and social history
Hoover Dam page
Dams of the Lower Colorado River - Hoover Dam
Frank Crowe - Builder of Hoover Dam
"Boulder Dam" – Part I and Parts III and IV, documentary films from the Prelinger Archives at the Internet Archive.
Construction of diversion tunnel #4 and spillway tunnel which drops sharply to enter diversion tunnel
PBS American experience - Hoover Dam

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+The '''Hoover Dam''' is a large [[dam]] on the [[Colorado River]]. It is on the border of the [[U.S. state|states]] of [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]]. The dam is named after the former US President [[Herbert Hoover]]. At first it was called "Boulder Dam", but the name was changed to honor Hoover, who was president when the idea of building the dam started.
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+== Other websites ==
+*[http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/ Hoover Dam's official website]
+*[http://travelnevada.com Official State of Nevada Tourism Site]
+*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/DISPLAY/hoover/front2.html Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/programme_archive/seven_wonders_hoover_dam_01.shtml BBC - Hoover Dam, industrial and social history]
+*[http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html Hoover Dam page]
+*[http://www.citlink.net/~davegun/hdIX.html Dams of the Lower Colorado River - Hoover Dam]
+*[http://www.1st100.com/part1/crowe.html Frank Crowe - Builder of Hoover Dam]
+*"Boulder Dam" &ndash; [http://www.archive.org/details/BoulderD1931 Part I] and [http://www.archive.org/details/BoulderD1931_2 Parts III and IV],  documentary films from the [[Prelinger Archives]] at the [[Internet Archive]].
+*[http://digital.library.unlv.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/lv_water&CISOPTR=343&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=&CISOMODE=grid Construction of diversion tunnel #4 and spillway tunnel which drops sharply to enter diversion tunnel]
+*[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hoover/ PBS American experience - Hoover Dam]
+{{Colorado River system}}
+{{US-stub}}
 [[Category:Dams in the United States]]