biography
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Mulholland, William
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| male
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| lived:
| (1855–1935)
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| biography:
| Civil engineer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He went to the USA (c.1872) and settled in California (1877). During 1886–1928 he designed and built the water system that supplies Los Angeles, including the 500 mi-long aqueduct from the Sierra Nevada to Los Angeles (1913–19) and a series of 27 earth dams for storage. He retired in 1928. |
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