Hoover Dam

Paper Summary:

In this essay, the writer relates that there are few dams in the world that have received the amount of attention that Hoover Dam has received since its construction years ago. The writer points out that, with an annual tourist draw of more than 1 million people, Hoover Dam is counted as one of the most visited tourist attractions in America. Standing at 762 feet the dam towers above the dry arid floor around it and generates power for more than 1 million customers in Arizona, California and Nevada. This paper presents an extensive overview of Hoover Dam. The writer explores the construction, the benefits to society the dam provides and the future plans for the dam. The writer concludes that Hoover Dam continues to be respected as one of the great architectural designs in America's history.

Outline:
Introduction
Differences
History
Touring Options
The Building of the Dam
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"There are two dam tours available, one that lasts 30 minutes and another that lasts for an hour. The half hour tour provides information for a tour of up to 80 people and takes the participants into four different engineering areas. The second tour however, has room for 16 people because it asks them to don hard hats and go deeper into the dam to visit 10 additional sites of interest."
"The longer tour starts with an elevator ride that travels down more than 52 stories in length directly into the canyon wall. Once the elevator stops tourists walkthrough a long tunnel to the power plant where tour members are urged to put earplugs in before entering."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Davis, Norah (2003) Living up to a landmark: building a bridge that will overlook Hoover Dam--and enhance it--is a once-in-a-lifetime engineering challenge. Public Roads
• Edwards, John (2004) Hoover Dam output down about 15 percent. Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
• Ford, Ray (1999) Hoover Dam, Nevada; Still awesome after all these years.(TRAVEL) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
• ______(2001) METAL DETECTORS DUE AT HOOVER DAM United Press International | Date: April 20, 2001 | More results for: hoover dam United Press International
• Rodeghier, Kathy (2006) How'd they do that? Manmade wonders Hoover Dam and Lake Mead leave visitors awe-struck and full of questions.(Going Places) Daily Herald

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