Topographic map of the Los Angeles aqueduct and adjacent territory
Topographic map of the Los Angeles aqueduct (1908) |
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| Date: | 1908 |
| Author: | Los Angeles Water Dept |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (17.55mb) |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
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This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out.
The LA Aqueduct is a pretty monstrous feat of engineering, with a really checkered and shady past. Start with "Chinatown" to see if you have a taste for that type of intrigue... and then dive into your history, if you find yourself liking it.
For more map resources and imagery from this period in Los Angeles's history, check out the California Historical Society's website.
This must be the plan for the aqueduct, which was not finished until 1913. The California Water Wars began with this plan and escalated as Los Angeles demanded more and more water from Owens Lake and Owens River, turning a fertile high-mountain valley into dusty desert, still the case, pretty much, today. My novel, Pinyon Creek, California, follows one Owens Valley family through construction of the aqueduct.