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Hoover Dam, constructed between 1931 and 1936 and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is a concrete dam on the Colorado River, serving purposes such as power generation, flood control, and water storage. The construction involved thousands of workers and cost $49 million, resulting in the creation of Lake Mead but also negatively impacting local biodiversity by endangering four fish species. Originally named Boulder Dam, it was controversially renamed after President Herbert Hoover.
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