Cuyamaca Water Company records, 1867-1938.

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Cuyamaca Water Company records, 1867-1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43098129

Typescript reports, contracts, water rights deeds, technical drawings, maps and subdivision plans used for San Diego land and water development from the late 1800s to the mid-1930s. The bulk of the materials date 1910 to 1925. The collection includes over 325 maps and technical drawings documenting the development projects of the Cuyamaca Water company and water development technology in general. (Related materials are to be found in the Fletcher Family Papers, MSS 81.).

35.95 lin. ft. )8 archive boxes, 25 oversized folders)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7513251

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Murray, J.,

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Cuyamaca Water Company.

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Fletcher, Ed, 1872-1955

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Papers of prominent San Diego businessman Colonel Edward ("Ed") Fletcher (1872-1955), a land developer, civic leader, and member of the California State Senate (1934-1946). Born in Mass., Fletcher came to San Diego in 1888 and by the 1920s was extremely influential and prosperous. He was an avid promoter of water and highway development projects, and his efforts contributed significantly to urban expansion in Southern California. He also was an early promoter of transcon...