Various Historic Landmark plaques - Hoover Dam - Boulder City, Nevada

In the early 20th century, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation devised plans for a massive dam on the Arizona/Nevada border to tame the Colorado River and provide water & hydroelectric power for the developing Southwest. Construction within the strict time frame proved an immense challenge as the crew bored into carbon monoxide-choked tunnels and dangled from heights of 800 feet to clear canyon walls. The largest dam in the world at the time of its completion in 1935, Hoover Dam stores enough water in Lake Mead to irrigate 2 million acres and serves as a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the world.

Years after its completion, Hoover Dam has also been recognized with many historical designations which include:
‧ National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1985 (plaque seen in the photograph above)
‧ National Historic Landmark designation by he National Park Service & the United States Department of the Interior also in 1985 (plaque seen in the photograph above)
‧ National Register of Historic Places designation by he National Park Service & the United States Department of the Interior in 1981
‧ Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers on September 27, 2001 (plaque seen in the photograph above)

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Taken on: March 8, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.6, 68mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/5.6
Focal Length:	68mm
ISO:	125
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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