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• n  a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada

• Hoover Dam

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• June almanac: On these days in out city’s history …
  June 1, 1987: Mortgage due on the $140 million U.S. Treasury loan to build Hoover Dam, at 3 percent interest, has been paid off by electricity users, after more than 50 years. June 2, 1957: The newspaper reports Air Force Col. James McGehee’s recent record-setting flight from Los Angeles to Vegas took 21 minutes, in a new Super Sabre jet aircraft.
  June 12, 2013 - Las Vegas CityLife
• Man dies on Boy Scouts hike near Hoover Dam
  A 69-year-old man from Las Vegas died in extreme heat Saturday while hiking with four Boy Scouts at White Rock Canyon near the Hoover Dam.
  June 10, 2013 - WQAD Moline
• Man dies, 5 others rescued in extreme heat near Hoover Dam
  A 69-year-old man from Las Vegas died in extreme heat Saturday while hiking with four Boy Scouts at White Rock Canyon near the Hoover Dam, the National Park Service said Sunday.
  June 9, 2013 - CNN