The U.S. government contracted one of The greatest engineering feats of the 20th Century when it began construction on a dam along the Snake River. Situated between
Arizona and Nevada, the dam would supply Water to the region and expand growth.

A Tremendous amount of labor was required to Accomplish such a task and a place needed to be established to house the thousands that flocked to Nevada desert to work. The result was Nevada's first planned community.

Boulder City began as squatter camps but grew to accommodate the thousands that flocked to find work in the Nevada desert. The community was established on federal
Lands and governed by federal rules.

People began to pour into Nevada before the federal government had time to start construction on the planned community. It
was an uncertain time in the US and the project drew workers willing to endure tremendous hardships to have a job.

Many families came as well and set up crude forms of shelters into squatter' camps. The camps grew into a community as construction began and homes were built to accommodate the workers.

Boulder City was a federally run community and became a prison camp for some and a refuge from the Great Depression by others. Even though the city was only temporary during the construction of the dam, many chose not to leave.

The federal government continued to run the city and provide services for its inhabitants until 1958. After a decade battle to break the strings of Boulder City, the federal government was finally able to let go when Boulder incorporated.

Students will:

• Examine the history of Boulder City, Nevada.
• Explain why so many people came to Boulder Canyon in hopes of finding work.
• Describe the hardships people had to endure when they came to live in Boulder Canyon.
• Examine the growth and development of
  Boulder City.
• Examine the way of life in the Boulder City
  community under federal jurisdiction.
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages to living in a federal community.
• Debate the pros and cons of changing from a federal community to an incorporated city.

• Distribute the project guidelines and grading sheet to each student.
• Review the following instructions with the class:
  Your assignment is to turn a crown into an annotated mural. On the outside of each crown point, you are to illustrate an event from George Wingfield's life. On the back you will annotate or write a description of he event. Choose any five events from your notes. Decorate and color the crown. Cut it out when finished. Attach a paper strip so you can wear the crown

• Create a time line of the growth and development of Boulder City including major events that contributed to the changes and development of the city.
• Create a diorama that visually shows life in Black Canyon during this time period and life in depression America.
• Complete a Venn diagram that compares elements of a community run by the federal government to that of an incorporated city that falls under state jurisdiction