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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVJ5_twa-terminal-building_Boulder-City-NV.html
In 1938, Transcontinental and Western Air Lines, later Trans World Airlines, began serving Clark County, flying into Bullock Field in Boulder City. The airline believed that Boulder City would be a more lucrative market than nearby Las Vegas, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEO_the-boulder-dam-hotel_Boulder-City-NV.html
The Boulder Dam Hotel has been part of Boulder City history since its opening in 1933. Designed by Mort Wagner the hotel was built by Paul Stewart "Jim" Webb, Raymond Spilsbury, and Austin Clark. It is located in Cardenas Plaza - known today as Ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEB_puddlers-break_Boulder-City-NV.html
Legend has it there are many workers buried in Hoover Dam. However, due to the manner in which the Dam was constructed, this would have been impossible. "Puddlers" directed buckets of concrete over empty forms, released the concrete, and then used…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEA_alabam_Boulder-City-NV.html
At the height of Hoover Dam construction, more than 7,000 men labored in Black Canyon. Some jobs were glamorous and exciting, such as the high scalers who swung over the canyon on ropes or the cableway operators who kept concrete buckets moving 24…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE9_hoover-dam-memorial_Boulder-City-NV.html
[ Front ]:They endured the hardships so all of America might prosper
This Memorial was contributed by the men and women who built Hoover Dam to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its dedicationSeptember 30, 1985[ Right Side ]:The Hard HatPromi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE8_frank-t-crowe_Boulder-City-NV.html
[ Front ]:"The Old Man"Francis Trenholm CroweBorn: October 12, 1882Died: February 26, 1946
World's Outstanding Builder of Dams[ Right Side ]:"We had 5,000 men in a 4000-foot canyon. The problem was to set up the right sequence of jobs so they w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLBK_dr-elwood-mead_Boulder-City-AZ.html
Born in 1858, Dr. Elwood Mead became a world-renowned water and irrigation engineer. He wrote Wyoming's first water code, the basis for codes throughout the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. He wrote the Carey Act, le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLBJ_civil-engineering-monument-of-the-millennium_Boulder-City-AZ.html
One of the finest examples of how civil engineering ingenuity shaped the development of society's quality of life in the 20th century.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLB6_hoover-dam-and-lake-mead_Boulder-City-AZ.html
Since 1935, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead have provided flood control, irrigation, drinking water, and power to communities in the desert. These resources have transformed the southwest into production farmland and thriving communities. The dam was ori…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJG_bootleg-canyon_Boulder-City-NV.html
Originally a Native American trail, Bootleg Canyon - also called the Hooch Highway was a well-known backdoor into Boulder City and the Hoover Dam construction site during prohibition. Bootleggers brewed illegal alcohol in stills hidden in draws an…