Jerry wrote:
"J G Miller" wrote in message
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[ in reply to Andy Furniss ]
:
: So the Hoover Dam did make the bright lights possible in Las
Vegas by
: first providing power to the city and fostering its growth, but
by
: the time of your visit, the city was no longer using Hoover Dam
as
: a power source.

Also didn't the Hoover Dam make it possible to sustain Las Vegas
(as a major habitation) in other ways, such as a sustainable and
reliable water supply?

Fairly sure that there was always water there.

Underground.

probably pumped with windmills. The desert is permanently windy there.