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Shaver, Huntington, and Hume lakes

Title: Shaver, Huntington, and Hume lakes / Steven D. Harrison and Michael J. Semas.
Author: Harrison, Steven D.
Publication: Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

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Additional Authors

Semas, Michael J.

Description

127 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.

Summary

The Sierra Nevada of Fresno County is rich in natural resources. Logging operations of the 19th century built dams and millponds, such as Hume Lake, sawmills, railroads, and two of the longest flumes in the world. In the 20th century, the Southern California Edison Company began the massive Big Creek Hydroelectric Project. It resulted in the creation of several lakes, including Shaver and Huntington, and a series of powerhouses for hydroelectric power. These lakes provided new venues for fishing and boating. Included here are epic stories told with historical postcards of logging, electricity, and leisure in the Central Sierra Nevada within Fresno County.--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Postcard history series

Uniform Title

Postcard history series

Subject

Genre/Form

Illustrated works
History
Local history
Pictorial works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (page 127).

ISBN

9781467131438
1467131431

LCCN

2013948953

OCLC

ocn876848905
876848905
SCSB-9128264

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library