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Construction begins on the Boulder Canyon (Hoover) Dam project

Work officially commenced on the Boulder Canyon Dam project, later known as Hoover Dam, as excavation and preparatory construction began.

The project represented a major federal public-works undertaking with long-term impacts on water management, hydroelectric power, and regional development in the Southwest.

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