Kenneth Meneses says"All hail the engineering accomplishment that is Hoover Dam!" This giant concrete structure, which provides electricity and drinking water throughout the Southwest, is still a testament to man’s ability to construct colossal projects in the middle of nowhere.
Today, Hoover Dam is a National Historic Landmark and it’s still listed as one of America’s Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders. Here’s some more trivia that is sure to make you utter, “What a dam wonder!”