Katherine Mine discovered. Reclamation Services investigates new dam site in Pyramid Canyon. Davis Dam Project authorized. Gambling legalized in Nevada. Hoover Dam dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Bullhead City is created.
Federal government turns the first 4,000 of 15,000 acres over to the state of Nevada to be administered by the Colorado River Commission. It is known as the Fort Mohave Valley Development Law. The law was signed in 1959. Southern California Edison acquires 2,500 acres of land for construction of a coal-fed powerplant. Don Laughlin buys and opens Riverside Resort.