Angeles National Forest near Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Power Plant No. 1
First Los Angeles Aqueduct
Erected by Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 34° 35.199′ N, 118° 27.25′ W. Marker is near Santa Clarita, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Angeles National Forest. Marker can be reached from Pelton Street, half a mile east of San Francisquito Canyon Road. Located in a small park near Power Plant 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Clarita CA 91390, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St. Francis Dam Disaster Site (approx. 5.4 miles away); St. Francis Dam (approx. 5˝ miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail (approx. 6.6 miles away); Tesoro Adobe (approx. 9.8 miles away); Toney Residence (approx. 10.2 miles away); California Poppy Reserve (approx. 10.7 miles away); Lang Southern Pacific Station (approx. 11.6 miles away); Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park (approx. 11.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clarita.
Regarding Power Plant No. 1. PP-1 began operation in 1917, providing more than 90 percent of Los Angeles’ electricity. 100 years later, PP-1 now supplies less than 10 percent of the city’s power, because of increased population and power needs.
Also see . . . Power Plant 1 history. (Submitted on February 10, 2019.)
Additional commentary.
1. Water & Power
My father, and later myself, had the honor of working at Power Plant 1, as electrical construction & maintenance workers. There was a museum located inside the power plant, but the exhibits have been moved to the lobby of DWP headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.
— Submitted February 12, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
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