Lost City Museum
Encyclopedia
The Lost City Museum, formerly known as the Boulder Dam Park Museum, was built by the National Park Service
in 1935 to exhibit artifacts
from Pueblo Grande de Nevada
. The museum is located in Overton
, Nevada
and operated as one of the six Nevada State Museums by the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
.
The museum offers a reconstructed Anasazi building that is open to visitors.
As of December 2010 the museum is being considered for closure due to a state budget crisis.
as a result of building the Hoover Dam
.
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
in 1935 to exhibit artifacts
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
from Pueblo Grande de Nevada
Pueblo Grande de Nevada
Pueblo Grande de Nevada, , a complex of villages located near Overton, Nevada and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Native american History:...
. The museum is located in Overton
Overton, Nevada
Overton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport....
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and operated as one of the six Nevada State Museums by the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
The Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada.The Department of Cultural Affairs headquarters is located in Carson City, Nevada.- Division of Museums and History :...
.
The museum offers a reconstructed Anasazi building that is open to visitors.
As of December 2010 the museum is being considered for closure due to a state budget crisis.
History
The museum was established as a place to move the artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada which was going to be partially covered by the waters of Lake MeadLake Mead
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located on the Colorado River about southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by water impounded by the Hoover Dam, it extends behind the dam, holding approximately of water.-History:The lake was...
as a result of building the Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...
.