last corner I asked my co-pilot doesn't anybody work anymore ?
I would of liked to take a tour but I learned my lesson back at
Zion N P anyway a few facts about this damn dam.
Height 726ft Length 1,244 Cost 175 million 6.6 million tons of
concrete and contains 9.2 trillion gallons of water and created
America's largest man-made reservoir Lake Mead, the project
was started 1931 the last concrete was poured in 1935 and the
first generator was making power Oct of 1936, 2 years ahead
of schedule !!!!
They say the town of Boulder built Hoover Dam but I think
if wasn't for the dam there wouldn't be a Boulder but I had
to check the R/R museum with some old engines that probably
helped get supplies to the dam, you can still see the tunnels
where the tracks were laid to move the supplies for the build .
Last stop the Shelby museum, one of the very first ones to
current and the shop with cars and trucks in various stages
of completion, Neat and for 154,000 dollars you can end up
with a 1100hp new Shelby and you supply the base car and
they keep all take off parts !!!!
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