Introduction | Historical Background | Chronology | Geography | Biography | Technology | Ownership and Financing | General Bibliography |
Pacific
States |
Oregon | Junction City |
Junction City was incorporated in 1872.
The first water works were built in 1879 by James A. Bushnell.
The system was sold to the city in 1938.
Water is supplied by the
City of Junction City.
References
1893 An
Illustrated History of the State of Oregon, by Harvey Kimball
Hines
Page 457: James A. Bushnell, He established the Junction City water
works in 1879.
1938 Annual
Report and Opinions and Decisions of the Public Utilities Commissioner
of Oregon for the Year Ended 1938
Page 80: Sale of the Junction City Water Works to the City of Junction
City approved. February 2, 1938.
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