The dam is of special importance as it offers both clean water and energy for whoever controls it. At the start of the Fallout game, the New California Republic (NCR) operates the Hoover Dam.

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot ...

A feat of modern civil engineering, Hoover Dam has stood tall and brought billions of visitors to Las Vegas since it was constructed in the 1930s. But one of the lesser known facts about it is ...