- The City of Boulder City is best
known as the City that was created for the construction of Hoover Dam.
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- Boulder City housed over 4,000 workers
during the construction of the Dam which lasted from 1931 to 1935. More than 1,500
permanent and temporary buildings were built to accommodate the needs of the construction
workers, including over a thousand homes, a dozen dormitories, four churches, tourist
centers, trade facilities, a grade school, theater, and recreation hall. Once the Dam was
completed, the federal government changed the basic function of the City to the
headquarters of several government agencies involved in the Dam's water and power
operations. 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.
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- Through the 1940's, Boulder City's
development centered on government related activities. Additional federal agencies
established operations in the City, including the power operators responsible for the
distribution of electricity from the Dam. The City prospered as a regional government
center, as well as a pleasant civic-oriented community.
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- In 1958, the federal government passed the
Boulder City Act (P.L. 85-900) and established an independent municipal government, the
City of Boulder City. Under the Act, the federal government turned over the existing
townsite, approximately 33 square miles of land, and the utility system to the residents.
The City Charter, approved by the residents, prohibits gaming, which makes Boulder City
unique as the only city in Nevada where gaming is illegal.
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