History of the Orland Project, California
Author : United States Reclamation Service
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Page : 126 pages
File Size : 27,6 MB
Release : 1912*
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Author : United States Reclamation Service
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Page : 126 pages
File Size : 27,6 MB
Release : 1912*
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Dams
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Dams
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Author : United States. Reclamation Bureau
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Page : pages
File Size : 48,49 MB
Release : 1941
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Author : United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 1939
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 50,35 MB
Release : 1949
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Author : Robert Autobee
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Irrigation
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 13,88 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Irrigation
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 49,91 MB
Release : 1921*
Category : Irrigation
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Author : Gene H. Russell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 11,51 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738556178
The Land of Orland dates from the pre-Gold Rush 1840s when Granville Perry Swift selected the area for the adobe headquarters of his vast cattle operation. The naming of the town took place in 1875 when three men--who could not agree on a name--put their choices on slips of paper and the name "Orland" was drawn from the hat. Orland saw a great influx of development in the 1910s with the completion of the Orland Irrigation Project-- the first federally funded irrigation project on the West Coast. With water available at reasonable prices, small dairies and orchards sprang up around the town. Promotional efforts brought new families into the community. Vintage photographs from these "good old days" give a lasting picture of Orland's agricultural heritage.