William Hammond Hall Collection, 1817-1915
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Hall, Wm. Hammond. (William Hammond)
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Biography Hall was born in 1846 and died in 1934. He was a field engineer, draftsman, and hydrographer during the Civil War. His surveys of dunes in San Francisco led to his appointment as city engineer and first superintendent of Golden Gate Park in 1870. In 1878, Hall was appointed the first State Engineer and was given responsibility for determining the extent of hydraulic mining debris damage. His efforts produced the earliest...
