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Frederick Eaton (1856 – March 11, 1934) was Mayor of Los Angeles, California, USA from 1898 through 1900. He was best known for being a mastermind (along with William Mulholland) behind the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The Aqueduct brought plentiful water to Los Angeles, enabling its explosive growth. It also took water away from the Owens Valley, disabling agriculture there. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ...
1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...
Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area - City 1,290. ...
1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...
William Mulholland (1855–1935) was a prominent and influential water-services engineer in Southern California. ...
There are two Los Angeles Aqueducts--the original Los Angeles Aqueduct was designed by William Mulholland (an Irish immigrant who became a self-taught engineer and head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) and completed in 1913 to deliver water from the Owens River to the city...
Owens Valley is the arid ranching valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. ...
In 1875, Eaton became head of the Los Angeles City Water Company, where he hired Mulholland as a ditch-digger in 1878. When Eaton became Mayor, he created the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, appointing Mulholland as superintendent. Together, they planned and organized the Aqueduct, which was completed in 1913. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3. ...
Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Eaton used inside information from the Aqueduct project to enrich himself and his friends at the expense of the city of Los Angeles and other landowners. Eaton claimed in an interview with the Los Angeles Express in 1905 that he turned over all his water rights to the city of Los Angeles without being paid for them, "except that I retained the cattle which I had been compelled to take in making the deals . . . and mountain pasture land of no value except for grazing purposes." http://www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/05.08.html#Eaton See California Water Wars for more information. Eventually, the story goes, his demands became so great that they ruptured his relationship with Mulholland. Eaton wanted a million dollars for some land needed by Mulholland to build a dam reservoir. Mulholland refused to buy and relocated the dam. This relocated dam was the St. Francis Dam, which soon collapsed, killing many people. The California Water Wars was a struggle between Los Angeles, California and people living elsewhere (including the Owens Valley) over water rights. ...
Gelmersee is a reservoir in Switzerland. ...
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