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Tule River Hydroelectric Project, Water Conveyance System, Middle Fork Tule River, Springville, Tulare County, CA
LocationMiddle Fork Tule River,
Springville%2Bvicinity, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CA-216
Building/structure dates:
1908 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1930 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1961 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1997 subsequent work
Significance: The Tule River Hydroelectric Project is significant for its contribution to the development of hydroelectric power which made possible the expansion of irrigated agricultural in the southern San Joaquin Valley, and for its association with A.G. Wilson who was both a founder of Mount Whitney Power Company and later, as president of San Joaquin Light & Power Company, Mount Whitney's bitter opponent and competitor. The Tule River Hydroelectric Project water conveyance system, although suffering significant alterations from the original, retains its historic setting and feeling of association with the past.
Related Names
Globe Light & Power Company
Mount Whitney Power Company
Southern California Edison Company
Wishon, A. G.
O'Loughlin, Gregory L., Photographer
Taylor, Thomas T., Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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