Hoover Dam - American Civil Engineering Wonder - AZ
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jiggs11
N 36° 00.980 W 114° 44.220
11S E 703933 N 3988128
Bronze US Civil Engineering marker located at the center of the Hoover Dam denoting the Hoover Dam as one of the seven Engineering wonders of the USA.
Waymark Code: WMP9M4
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2015
Views: 36
The marker, located on the AZ/NV border, was placed in 1955 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The seven wonders were:
The Hoover Dam
Chicago Sewage Disposal System
Colorado River Aqueduct
Empire State Building
Grand Coulee Dam
Panama Canal
Columbia River Basin Development
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The marker reads:
A Modern Civil Engineering
Wonder Of The United States
One of Seven Selected By The
American Society Of
Civil Engineers
1955
Group that erected the marker: American Society of Civil Engineers
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam, AZ USA
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