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Hoover Dam: A Symbol of American Ingenuity and Progress 

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The Hoover Dam is a marvel of engineering and a popular tourist destination located on the border between Arizona and Nevada in the United States. Built during the Great Depression in the 1930s, the dam serves as a source of hydroelectric power, flood control, and irrigation for millions of people in the Southwest region.
This video explores the history, construction, and significance of the Hoover Dam, providing a comprehensive overview of its design and engineering. It showcases the impressive feat of engineering that the dam represents, with breathtaking aerial views and up-close footage of the dam's massive concrete structure.
Viewers will learn about the challenges faced by the engineers who built the dam, including the harsh desert climate, the need for a reliable source of electricity for the growing cities of the West, and the dangers faced by the workers who built it.
The video also covers the cultural and historical significance of the Hoover Dam, including its role as a symbol of American ingenuity and a testament to the spirit of cooperation that made its construction possible.
Whether you are a history buff, an engineering enthusiast, or simply curious about this impressive structure, this video is a must-see. So, sit back, relax, and join us on a journey to explore the wonders of the Hoover Dam.
Chapters:
01:55 The Colorado River's effects on the southwest United States
04:15 The origins and construction of the Hoover Dam
08:17 The effects of the construction of the Hoover Dam on the surrounding area
11:12 The extreme engineering behind the Hoover Dam
13:12 How much energy does the Hoover Dam produce for the surrounding area?
15:27 What does the Hoover Dam mean to the American people?
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@ITSHISTORY
@ITSHISTORY Год назад
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@ground_news
@ground_news Год назад
Thank you for sharing & supporting our mission! For anyone interested, check out the link in the description.
@fourtyfivefudd
@fourtyfivefudd Год назад
😂I love you for sneaking a Benny quote in there
@ronlheureux7623
@ronlheureux7623 Год назад
I will always remember driving accross the Hoover Damn with my mother and uncle in mom's 1964 Chevrolet Impala back in the late 1950s. Watching this video with it's vintage footage of the beautifully constructed damn and it's various out buildings, and it's water level control towers is a real blast from the past. And then there were the casinos of the time. As a 10 year old boy, they were pretty spectacular, with their colorful neon lighting and signage, the Golden Nugget Casino with it pot of gold in the window and the Desert Inn with it's fabulous decor. I recall being told just how far in to the casino I was allowed to venture to watch my family play the slots. Definately a lasting memory and impression. The headliner back then are all legands. Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., to name just a few. Thank you, Brian.
@michaelwhite2823
@michaelwhite2823 Год назад
Wjas the Impala a wagon, convertible, pillared sedan, hardtop sedan or coupe?
@visiondemedici6347
@visiondemedici6347 Год назад
A 64 Chevy, in the late 50’s. Time travelers are ya?
@michaelwhite2823
@michaelwhite2823 Год назад
@@visiondemedici6347 No need to be rude.
@younkinjames8571
@younkinjames8571 Год назад
@@visiondemedici6347 I read that and was like...huh?
@Bob61944
@Bob61944 Год назад
@@michaelwhite2823 I’m sure it was called a in the future model . Bet it got a lot of strange looks.
@hambonethegreat9547
@hambonethegreat9547 Год назад
"The game was rigged from the start" you've got New Vegas fans in here lol good one man also great video!
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
What a massive undertaking - especially for the times in which it was built. Thank you Ryan for this and all your other videos. Your work is greatly appreciated.
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
A cubic foot of water weighs 62.4 pounds!
@CodyRushDriving
@CodyRushDriving Год назад
“It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality.” -Hoover Dam dedication monument plaque
@MikeHarris1984
@MikeHarris1984 Год назад
In 2005 when I turned 21, I went to Vegas and the road was still going across the bridge. It took over an hour and half of stop and go traffic just to get across. The bridge was just being built and you could see workers hanging on the side of the cliffs. Then a few years later I went back and the new bridge was open, HOLY CRAP that new route was nice, and now with I11 open in Nevada, its a fly through to downtown now!!!! LOVE IT!!!
@OlliePete
@OlliePete Год назад
American history is such a great topic to base your channel on. The states is like 50 countries in 1. Plus America is nornally leading the way when it comes to innovation and new technology. Thankyou for the great material. It's nice to binge on a channel whilst learning at the same time.
@Low760
@Low760 Год назад
As an Australian, I went there in 2018, the dam made out our dams look full, but it was very impressive.
@jameslynn5520
@jameslynn5520 Год назад
Love the fallout new vagas reference hidden in their haha
@geoffmorrow3956
@geoffmorrow3956 Год назад
9:01 good reference
@katrinascreationscrafting
@katrinascreationscrafting Год назад
My grandfather was one of the surveyors for Hoover Dam and one of the first people to walk across it.
@ground_news
@ground_news Год назад
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@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 Год назад
There were coffer dams above and below the job site. After the diversion tunnels were completed
@TheEtonRifles360
@TheEtonRifles360 Год назад
The Colorado hasn't made it to the gulf in many years. It peters out and dries up in the desert. You can see this for yourself on Google Earth.
@edwardloomis887
@edwardloomis887 Год назад
Love the closing: E Plubius Unum.
@HegelsOwl
@HegelsOwl Год назад
Went to the dam when I was six; part of a trip to the Grand Canyon. It was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen to this day, because it made me see we really are gods. Of all the things I've seen in sixty years, I remember that dam most of all. Simply unbelieveable.
@Frank00
@Frank00 Год назад
And just think, with all that greatness we actually aren’t gods, that term is left to the creator of the universe
@HegelsOwl
@HegelsOwl Год назад
@Frank00 Didn't Jesus himself say, "Ye are gods"? Boy, he sure did: John, 10.34.
@Frank00
@Frank00 Год назад
@@HegelsOwl don’t let it go to your head
@HegelsOwl
@HegelsOwl Год назад
@Frank00 How old are you with such immature remarks as you've posted, like some grade-schooler bully telling classmates they better do what he says?
@Frank00
@Frank00 Год назад
@@HegelsOwl if you think it’s possible to be a bully with my keyboard then you must be a millennial
@chinaman1
@chinaman1 Год назад
Well at least until the legion comes. And a certain courier decides to help them.
@YXUHUNTER
@YXUHUNTER Год назад
Fantastic videos! Super robota! Dzięki!
@ITSHISTORY
@ITSHISTORY Год назад
Dziękuję :)
@jetsons101
@jetsons101 Год назад
Been there many times, boy it's one big dam. Great information and narration. Thanks...
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
Yes I agree, Ryan's narration is superb.
@jetsons101
@jetsons101 Год назад
@@denniswhite166 I can't put it in words, but his narration just makes you want to listen to the story.
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
@@jetsons101 TRUE!!!
@kikexx54
@kikexx54 Год назад
Thanks
@geoffmorrow3956
@geoffmorrow3956 Год назад
10:17 fallout lol
@sherirobinson6867
@sherirobinson6867 Год назад
Hoover dam will be history soon since the Southwest has used up all the water. There is nothing nastier than lake Mead nowadays...
@freetolook3727
@freetolook3727 Год назад
I had the privilege of being able to ride across the top of the dam back in the mid 1970's.
@michaelwhite2823
@michaelwhite2823 Год назад
Magnificent channel. You make history fascinating. San Francisco has nothing to do with the Colorado River. We get our water from Hetch Hetchy in the Sierras.
@stevecannon1774
@stevecannon1774 Год назад
Nevada didn’t have access, which Las Vegas needed until Arizona was told to give Nevada land so they would have access. The s in debris is silent. Our entire West is in the 15y year of drought. Water from the Colorado has already been cut from AZ. Tucson has been recharging our wells and aquifer and are pretty close to full by having large dumps that go into the ground.
@Murrlin27
@Murrlin27 Год назад
1.31 Jigawatts!
@ohiorichkidbeats
@ohiorichkidbeats Год назад
Your post are very interesting I subscribed
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
You won't be disappointed! You can also check out his previous videos, I'm sure you will find many that interest you. Welcome aboard 😊
@hambonethegreat9547
@hambonethegreat9547 Год назад
"Legions" of people 🤣 dude you are on top of the New vages nods
@JellyJman
@JellyJman Год назад
Homie thought he was slick with those references…
@applegal3058
@applegal3058 Год назад
What...over a hundred lives lost building that dam is just insane!!! What were they doing, hanging out over the edges for fun??
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 Год назад
Mostly heat exhaustion (not enough water)
@nigellanjuat3294
@nigellanjuat3294 Год назад
Wow 😳
@jamesmiller4184
@jamesmiller4184 Год назад
Sorry to say it but, the "many" to which the Latin phrase refers are "united" no longer but, rather are now fractured along dozens of fissures. Such was purpose-engineered to become-so, coincidence having not been an equational factor.
@mattalbrecht7471
@mattalbrecht7471 Год назад
A Dam impressive video....
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 Год назад
Remember seeing a sign there when I went in the 90z. It read (Keep this Dam Gate Closed)
@bobainsworth5057
@bobainsworth5057 Год назад
The first man to die building the dam was the father of the last man to die building the dam.
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
Is that for sure true? Can you cite a source? It sounds like an urban legend but is just crazy enough to be true.
@bobainsworth5057
@bobainsworth5057 Год назад
@@denniswhite166 I got it from an old PBS documentary years ago. Sometime after 2002.
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
@@bobainsworth5057 Thanks Bob, I'll try to find it.
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 Год назад
By then the mother just didn't give a DAMN.
@SoundBlackRecordings
@SoundBlackRecordings Год назад
I just noticed that the damn kind of looks like an Egyptian temple just without the statuary.
@jasonrackawack9369
@jasonrackawack9369 Год назад
What did the fish say after he swam into a wall........."DAM"😁🙄😉
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
That's a Dad joke - that's why I laughed. 😄
@jasonrackawack9369
@jasonrackawack9369 Год назад
@@denniswhite166 Yup....I figured "well I have a young kid now, so I guess its time to embrace the corny Dad joke phase of my life".....still holding off on that whole dressing like a dad wearing a golf shirt, crocs and cargo shorts in public phase though.....😅😂🤣
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
@@jasonrackawack9369 That part, the clothing shoes, etc will come - LOL It gets worse when you become a Grandpa - LOL. I've got 2 kids, 10 grand kids and one great grandson. Enjoy your children, be with them whenever you get the chance, you won't regret it.
@CSMartin
@CSMartin Год назад
I wanted to applause at the end of this video. I don't want to wake the wife and kids though. :)
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 Год назад
The road across the top of the dam is a two lane. After the 9/11 attacks money was budgeted to build the new bridge downstream
@salty6pence672
@salty6pence672 Год назад
Where is the Dam Bait?
@erics.786
@erics.786 Год назад
"By far the most famous site along the Colorado River is the Hoover Dam"... Uhhhh, Grand Canyon?
@KarenRose70
@KarenRose70 Год назад
Are you sure it goes through New Mexico?
@ITSHISTORY
@ITSHISTORY Год назад
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@jantschierschky3461
@jantschierschky3461 Год назад
You ment cubic meter
@iiTzANDR3E
@iiTzANDR3E Год назад
2 mins ago?!
@funrun07haan50
@funrun07haan50 Год назад
That fallout new vegas joke got the like 4 me😂😂
@DeanStephen
@DeanStephen Год назад
To the best of my knowledge San Francisco never received water from the Colorado. Typical SF has more water than it knows what to do with, so they just let it drain into the Pacific.
@user-zg8ho6bi6r
@user-zg8ho6bi6r 8 месяцев назад
小水坝
@russellwilliams3209
@russellwilliams3209 Год назад
I remember this one time I was visiting the HD and was walking across it when some wacko attempted to jump off of it! The person kept screaming, "I am a woman and if you don't accept who I am, I'll jump and kill you all". Big yikes, but memorable nonetheless. Why? Because a LEO was nearby, tazed/tackled the crazy and did all of this with applause.
@1867Phoenix
@1867Phoenix Год назад
2:33 The Colorado River does not flow through New Mexico at all.
@goinagain2013
@goinagain2013 Год назад
New Mexico is part of the watershed, supplying (some) water to the river
@m.hughmungus121
@m.hughmungus121 Год назад
Give them time - I never underestimate Joe Byron nor CA democrats ability to blunder
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 Год назад
Hoover dam was intentionally overbuilt as it was a first mega dam
@Ethan7s
@Ethan7s Год назад
Instead of electricity, the question is, will California run out of water.
@denniswhite166
@denniswhite166 Год назад
Probably both, but which one first?
@Mk99987
@Mk99987 Год назад
Concrete blocks, not cement. You should know the difference by now.
@onieyoh9478
@onieyoh9478 Год назад
It shouldn't be up to the rest of an entire nation to prop-up failing states and cities.
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 Год назад
United we stand... divided we fall... got a bunch of water ? Let's build a giant wall.
@chrisAKAoscar
@chrisAKAoscar Год назад
Very misleading title
@EVIL_THOUGHTS
@EVIL_THOUGHTS Год назад
*I WAS A HIGHMAN...🤠👌🎅*
@LambentLark
@LambentLark Год назад
Really doesn't give ya an idea of the scale of this thing. I felt like an ant in NYC
@653j521
@653j521 Год назад
And what did it do the Mexicans who used to live on the water and now have to travel on land to continue their fishing because their river water was taken from them, a shootin' offense in the old west.
@markfrench8892
@markfrench8892 Год назад
This sure isn't up to date.
@Not_You_2
@Not_You_2 Год назад
plu·ri·bus not plee·ri·bus
@vassa1972
@vassa1972 Год назад
Don't call me Shirley LoL
@elliepurser7867
@elliepurser7867 Год назад
9:04 turns out, the game was rigged from the start.
@vassa1972
@vassa1972 Год назад
Nice hat LoL
@visiondemedici6347
@visiondemedici6347 Год назад
If the water dries up, so will your Teslas, California…
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