- Title
- Affidavit of L. J. Horton
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- Creator
- Horton, L. J.; Boyer, A. V.
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- Date
- 12 December 1947
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- Description
- Sworn statement by L. J. Horton, Fire Chief of Bishop Volunteer Fire Department, regarding a fire incident in Big Pine yet no water was in the ditch behind J. D. Black's property to put out the fire.
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- Format Extent
- 1 page
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- Subject
- Fires; Ditches; Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Horton, L. J.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Administrative Records
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- Note
- To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the City of Los Angeles began additional large-scale purchases of land in the Owens Valley to increase its supply of water from the valley, resulting in the city's almost complete control of the valley's agricultural land. This led to a decline in the valley's agricultural infrastructure and economy.
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- Collection
- J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 10; Folder No. 8
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- Type Value
- ["Administrative records"]
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- Keywords
- ["Los Angeles Aqueduct","LA Aqueduct","Aqueduct"]
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- Language
- eng
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