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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 8:13 am
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avarice13
 
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It was originally named the Boulder Dam, as a result of the Hoover Compromise which was the agreement as a result of the Colorado River Compact of 1922 to split the river into halves.

And oh ya, I believe the part of the Hoover Dam in NV is a city called Boulder City...

-t.
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