Boulder City

Boulder City is a town in the Mojave Wasteland. It is the "Home of the Eagles".

Background
Boulder City, sprawling though its ruins are, has never been a sizable settlement post-war. It is a minor location, mostly notable for its proximity to Hoover Dam and the 188 trading post. It’s a common resting spot for people on their way to New Vegas and for troops moving to and from the dam. There are not many intact buildings, as it was the site of intense fighting between NCR and Caesar’s Legion during the First Battle of Hoover Dam. The Rangers lured some of the toughest veteran Legionaries into the town and blew it to pieces with explosives that had been strategically placed ahead of time.

Although this won the battle, the city was almost entirely demolished as a result. After the battle, a monument to the NCR soldiers who fell during the battle was placed in the remains of the town.

Layout
There is little in the town apart from the Boulder City ruins and a saloon, run by Ike. At the western entrance, there is a NCR memorial to the soldiers who died at the First Battle of Hoover Dam being looked at by Private Kowalski.

Buildings

 * Big Horn Saloon
 * Boulder City train station

Big Horn Saloon

 * One Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap - second table on the left after entering.
 * Three bottles of Nuka-Cola Quartz on the middle shelf on the back wall that must either be stolen or purchased from Ike.

Related quests

 * They Went That-a-Way
 * Ring-a-Ding-Ding!
 * Boulder City Showdown
 * Defacing the Humble Stone
 * We Must Stop Meeting Like This, III

Appearances
Boulder City appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * Most of the names on the memorial seem to be developers and other trivia. One of them is a mention of Roger Westin III, a nod to Fallout 2.
 * Boulder City is an actual town in Nevada located 20 miles south-east of Las Vegas. Lake Mead, located next to Boulder City, is the home of the Hoover Dam. Interestingly enough, Boulder City is one of two towns in Nevada where gambling is illegal; the other being the town of Panaca.