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150th Anniversary Series: Hydroelectric power comes to Lincoln County

July 20, 2020 by Dave Maxwell

On Sept. 21, 1937, the first hydroelectric power from Hoover Dam energized the newly installed lines and brought electricity to the majority of people of Lincoln County. Hoover Dam was constructed for the main reason of supplying electrical power necessary to transport 4.4 million acre-feet – over a quarter of the Colorado River’s average annual […]
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