![The turbine room inside Hoover Dam as seen Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Hoover Dam.Almost two-fifths of the workforce at the federal facility is expected to retire within the next five years. ( The turbine room inside Hoover Dam as seen Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Hoover Dam.Almost two-fifths of the workforce at the federal facility is expected to retire within the next five years. (](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/web1_dam-old-mar23_013_3.jpg)
The turbine room inside Hoover Dam as seen Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Hoover Dam.Almost two-fifths of the workforce at the federal facility is expected to retire within the next five years. (
![Workers stand inside a Hoover Dam spillway that was heavily damaged by water during a test of the emergency outflow system in 1941. (Bureau of Reclamation) | Las Vegas Review-Journal Workers stand inside a Hoover Dam spillway that was heavily damaged by water during a test of the emergency outflow system in 1941. (Bureau of Reclamation) | Las Vegas Review-Journal](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web1_tumblr_ohddfrmunh1rt90jmo2_1280_7983014.jpg)
Workers stand inside a Hoover Dam spillway that was heavily damaged by water during a test of the emergency outflow system in 1941. (Bureau of Reclamation) | Las Vegas Review-Journal
![These tally marks are at the very center point of Hoover Dam's inside 700 step staircase. The tour guide said their history has been lost over time. Any idea what they are? : These tally marks are at the very center point of Hoover Dam's inside 700 step staircase. The tour guide said their history has been lost over time. Any idea what they are? :](https://i.redd.it/these-tally-marks-are-at-the-very-center-point-of-hoover-v0-rxdby0cu7h691.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab29b0561a65062dbf26a9f0d3a35230b8f7a8d2)