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PL&Ps first hydro plant built in 1898
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Rock formations at the site of the Borel Hydro Plant of PL&P
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Rock formations at the site of the Borel Hydro Plant of PL&P. It is at the Kern River near Clear Creek.
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Named Plant Four although it was the first hydro plant built on Bishop Creek, the facility had grown ivy-covered walls by the time this photo was taken in 1923
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Named Plant Four although it was the first hydro plant built on Bishop Creek, the facility had grown ivy-covered walls by the time this photo was taken in 1923. Pg. 70.
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The interior of Mill Creek #1 Hydro Plant (as built in 1883)
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The interior of Mill Creek #1 Hydro Plant (as built in 1883), showing the generators and the Pelton Wheels.
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A stretch of fluming being built at Mill Creek #3 Hydro Plant
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A stretch of fluming being built at Mill Creek #3 Hydro Plant.
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Coyote Lake, Big Creek, Stevenson Creek Falls, Thousand Island Lake; Borel Powerhouse & cottages, Borel interior, Kern Sub., Indian Sub., Newhall Sub.; Azusa Hydro Plant; Sierra Hydro Plant; Mentone Hydro Plant; Redondo Steam Plant
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Coyote Lake (head of Big Creek), Big Creek [cascade above PH1 site], Stevenson Creek Falls, Thousand Island Lake; Borel Powerhouse & cottages, Borel interior [with the original 5 Pelton Waterwheel units], Kern Sub., Indian Sub., Newhall Sub.; Azusa Hydro Plant; Sierra Hydro Plant; Mentone Hydro Plant; Redondo Steam Plant.
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This early view of the interior of the Borel Hydro Plant shows the five original generators installed when the plant was built
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This early view of the interior of the Borel Hydro Plant shows the five original generators installed when the plant was built. Subsequently modernized, the Borel Plant remains in operation today.
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