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Guide to the Seattle City Light Flood Control Records 1917-1978

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Title Guide to the Seattle City Light Flood Control Records 1917-1978
Subject Cedar River (King County,
Wash.); Flood control--Washington
(State); Skagit River (B.C. and
Wash.); Floods--Washington
(State); Seattle; Water
and Water Rights
Description Records concerning floods and flood control near Seattle City Light hydroelectric projects.; Historical Note; City Light provides electricity and electrical and conservation services to its public and private customers. It is the largest public utility in the Pacific Northwest. Public responsibility for electrical energy dates to 1890 with creation of the Department of Lighting and Water Works. In 1902, Seattle voters passed a bond issue to develop hydroelectric power on...
Publisher Seattle Municipal Archives
Date 1917/1978
Rights Records are open to the public.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv08920
Language eng
Format .8 cubic foot; 2 boxes
Coverage 1917-1978

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