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Boulder City’s
of Hoover Dam, during the years from 1931 to 1935. Boulder City remains home to some of the original Dam workers, fondly called the “31ers”, and their families. The City was supervised and regulated by the Bureau of Reclamation and all land in and around the City was owned by the federal government.
In 1958, the Federal Government passed the Boulder City Act and established an Independent Municipal Government, Boulder City. Under this Act, the Federal Government turned over the existing government reservation site (approximately 33 square miles of land), and the utility system to residents. The City Charter (approved by residents) prohibits gaming; Boulder City is unique as the only incorporated city in Nevada where gaming is illegal.
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Boulder City is a beautiful high
oasis in the desert (elevation 2,510 ft.)
with green lawns and many clean, tree-shaded streets overlooking man-made Lake Mead and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The city is 5 miles from Lake Mead, 8 miles from the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and Hoover Dam, and 21 miles south of Las Vegas, the “Entertainment Capital of the World.” 2009 Money Magazine listed Boulder City as the 6th best place to retire of the top 25. Boulder City was named #3 out of the best places to live by movoto.com. The Safewise report for 2017 reported Boulder City as the #2 in the safest cities in Nevada. Nerdwallet. com named Boulder City as #4 on the list of the best towns in Nevada.
The City of Boulder City is known as the city that housed over 4,000 workers during the construction
December 21, 1928
Congress passes and President Coolidge signs the Boulder Canyon Project Act
into law.
August 10, 1931
Bid opening for the administration & municipal building & dormitory. Contract awarded to B.O. Siegfus of Salt Lake City, UT. The Administration Building had air-conditioning a full 2 years before the White House.
June 28, 1932
Boulder Theatre. This movie theatre building was the rst commercial building to feature air conditioning.
1933
Boulder Dam Hotel completed. Since completion the hotel has housed many dignitaries and a few Presidents.
Intersection of Nevada Highway & Avenue B.
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www.bouldercitychamber.com
October 20, 1933 -
September 30, 1935
President Roosevelt dedicated Hoover Dam: “The site of Boulder City was a cactus covered waste. The transformation wrought here is a twentieth century marvel.”
1928 1931 1933 1935
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