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I also have another questions.

what problems do environmentalists see today with the construction of the big dam? Should Hoover dam, TVA, and other dams have been built?

I do not know about the history of American, so let me know if anybody can give the answer to me.
Thanks a lot!!

2007-02-02 16:18:40 · 1 answers · asked by choi 2 in Arts & Humanities History

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The dam, originally planned for a location in Boulder Canyon, was relocated to Black Canyon for better impoundment, but was still known as the Boulder Dam project. Work on the project started on July 7, 1930. At the official beginning of the project on September 17, 1930, President Hoover's Secretary of the Interior Ray L. Wilbur, announced that the new dam on the Colorado River would be named Hoover Dam to honor the then President of the United States. Wilbur followed a long-standing tradition of naming important dams after the President who was in office when they were constructed, such as Wilson Dam and Coolidge Dam. Furthermore, Hoover was already campaigning for re-election in the face of the Depression and sought credit for creating jobs. A Congressional Act of February 14, 1931, made the name "Hoover Dam" official.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_dam#History

2007-02-02 16:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schmo from Kokomo 6 · 0 0

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