Hoover Dam

Located on the Colorado river between Arizona and Nevada, the Hoover dam (formerly known as Boulder dam) was constructed and opened during the great depression in 1936. It was one of the greatest construction projects in the first half of the 20th century. It is also a symbol of American ingenuity, persistence and technology.

A group of men being pulled up in a dam part.

Despite it's landmark status, great functional importance to the people around the dam and it's significance as a tourist attraction, I think that the labor cost to make the dam and the conditions that the people worked in should be accredited more. It was capitalism at it's worst form.