Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S. Created by the Hoover Dam in the 1930s, it drowned many things, including St. Thomas, Nevada. Owing to a drought, that town’s ruins are now visible, but many treasures remain submerged — including a B-29 bomber that crashed in 1948. (Phillip Bird / Shutterstock)
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