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William Hammond Hall Collection, 1817-1915
05/21/93 T03/24/93 T09/26/91 T08/29/91 T02/28/91 T01/25/91 T
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Title:
William Hammond Hall Collection, 1817-1915Creator/Contributor:
Hall, Wm. Ham. (William Hammond), creatorCreator/Contributor:
Brown, F. E.Creator/Contributor:
Fitzhugh, P.Creator/Contributor:
Henry, D. C.Abstract:
Correspondence, business and personal papers, notebooks, scrapbooks.
Date:
1817 (issued)Subject:
Irrigation -- CaliforniaReclamation of land -- California
Water-supply -- California
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Not restricted. Please credit California State Library
William Hammond Hall was a field engineer, draftsman, and hydrographer during the Civil War. He was appointed city engineer
and first superintendent of Golden Gate Park in 1870. In 1878, Hall was appointed the first State Engineer, producing the
earliest overall survey of California's hydrologic system.
CSL Manuscript Summary Sheets
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print
11
Language:
English
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Not restricted. Please credit California State Library