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- William Mulholland (September 11, 1855 – July 22, 1935) was an Irish American self-taught civil engineer who was responsible for building the infrastructure to provide a water supply that allowed Los Angeles to grow into the largest city in California.
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William Mulholland (September 11, 1855 – July 22, 1935) was an Irish American self-taught civil engineer who was responsible for building the infrastructure to provide a water supply that allowed Los Angeles to grow into the largest city in California.
Sep 23, 2024 · William Mulholland (1855–1935) was a self-educated Irish-born American civil engineer who is best known for having designed and supervised the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Feb 5, 2019 · The horror began with a trickle. On March 12, 1928, William Mulholland, Los Angeles demigod and chief engineer of the Bureau of Water and Supply, was called out to the imposing St. Francis Dam...
Sep 15, 2014 · William Mulholland (1855-1935), an immigrant from Ireland, is infamous in the history of California water and the state’s water wars for both his far-sightedness and no-holds-barred approach to delivering a controversial water supply to Southern California.
Mar 12, 2015 · William Mulholland was the savior of Southern California until he wasn’t. It was three minutes before the stroke of midnight on a windy March 12, 1928, when the St. Francis Dam broke. Many of...
The man who did more than any other to furnish that vital element to Los Angeles is William Mulholland, who for many years was chief engineer and general manager of the city-owned Bureau of Water Works and Supply (now the Water System of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power).
Nov 1, 2013 · Before water chief William Mulholland stood 40,000 Angelenos who’d come dressed to the nines from downtown to the dusty Valley a century ago to witness a water-poor city change course. Behind...
