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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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Adams auxilliary hydro plant in Owens River Gorge, which used the old generator and turbine removed from the abandoned Holtville Hydro 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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