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Boulder City

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Boulder City, residential city (1990 pop. 12,567), S Nev., just W of Hoover Dam Hoover Dam, 726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, on the Colorado River between Nev. and Ariz.; one of the world's largest dams. Built between 1931 and 1936 by the U.S.
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 near Lake Mead; inc. 1959. Built (1932) by the federal government as headquarters during the dam's construction, it became a self-governing municipality by act of Congress in 1958. It is a year-round tourist center and the headquarters of Lake Mead National Recreation Area (see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Officer Daniel Leach, 49, of Boulder City, died in the accident.
The event will be held at the Boulder City Shooting Range in Boulder City, Nev.
Bennett was Chief of Police of the Boulder City, Nevada, Police Department; Hess is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
 
 
 
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