Hoover Dam Penny Power Project [1985]

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

Name/Title

Hoover Dam Penny Power Project [1985]

Entry/Object ID

MS.82

Scope and Content

Hoover Dam Penny Power Project [1985] MS 82 Hoover Dam Penny Power Project The Hoover Dam Penny Power Project was conceived by Boulder City businessman Kae Pohe as part of the dam’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The penny-laying project was an attempt to break the world record, and it was successful: on 21 September 1985 over 850 volunteers laid 1,978,414 pennies end-to-end. The event received world-wide attention and won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. The project also served as a fundraiser for the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association. * * *

Collection

Manuscripts

Archive Items Details

Notes

MS 82 Hoover Dam Penny Power Project inventory [1 box] Box 1 of 1 ff no. 1. certificates: authenticity (pennies) 2. certificates: Guinness Book of Records 3. certificates: thank you 4. committee 5. correspondence: letters received [1985 - 1988] 6. correspondence: letters sent [1984 - 1985] 7. fact sheet 8. financial: bank statements and donations 9. participants: line-up 10. publicity: clippings and flyers 11. schedules 12. sponsors * * *

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Create Date

November 10, 2002

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Update Date

September 4, 2025