New water main ditch

Title

New water main ditch

Description

Black and white image of a man standing next to a neatly dug trench along Burnside Road in eastern Washington County. This water district supplies much of the eastern side of the county with water, drawing from Portland's Bull Run system. In 1948, the year after this picture was taken, Wolf Creek Highway was renamed the Sunset Highway in honor of the 141st U.S. Infantry Division, formed in 1917 and consisting of soldiers primarily from Washington and Oregon.

[back] [pencil] Wolf Creek Highway. Water District Commissioner George Cote, inspecting new 8 water main trench along West Burnside, 1947. (Courtesy George Cote) Brody-Olson Collection

Identifier

WCMpic_010480

Subject

Civic improvement

Public utilities

Water-supply

Cote, George

Scientific History

Public Policy & Administration

Spatial Coverage

Washington County, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1947

Medium

copy prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum