On this day in 1930, workers began to build the Hoover Dam. Five years and 21,000 workers later this project would be completed. It would become the biggest dam of its time. Arthur Powell Davis, an engineer, had the idea for the Hoover Dam 28 years before construction began.
The Hoover Dam is currently the 2nd highest dam in the country and ranks 18th highest in the world. The energy it generates in a year serves over 1 million people. A great example of American exceptionalism when it was built, America must regain the spirit that resulted in great projects such as this one.
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