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Original Water Supply Ditch

Hesperia, California
· 1880’s
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Life-giving water, urgently needed in growing Hesperia, first arrived at this place in 1886. Flumes, pipe, and ditches transported it seven miles from high in the San Bernardino Mountains. By the 1950's, Hesperia's water came from wells and the aged reservoir was filled with soil.
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