9 Wildly Interesting Facts About the Hoover Dam

Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Although it might pale in comparison to some of the natural wonders of the world, the Hoover Dam is definitely a wonder of the engineering world. Finished in 1935, and now a designated US Historical Landmark, the Dam sits along the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between Nevada and Arizona. If you’re looking at this engineering feat by the numbers, it’s taller than a 60-story building...