Old Mission Dam
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Old Mission Dam
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Old Mission Dam in 2008
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| Location: | Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California |
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| Coordinates: | 32°50′24″N 117°2′32″W / 32.84°N 117.04222°WCoordinates: 32°50′24″N 117°2′32″W / 32.84°N 117.04222°W |
| Built: | 1803 |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000225[1] |
| CHL #: | 52 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL: | May 21, 1963[3] |
| Designated CHL: | December 6, 1932[2] |
The Old Mission Dam, located in San Diego, California was the first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast.[3] The stone and cement dam is 220 ft long (67 m), 13 ft wide (4.0 m) at its base and 12 ft high (3.7 m).[4] Water was released for a sawmill and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, 5 miles (8.0 km) away.[5]
It is now part of Mission Trails Regional Park, the largest municipal park in California. Old Mission Dam is also a nationally registered historic landmark.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Historical Plaque at Dam
- ^ a b NHL Summary
- ^ NPS Red Book[dead link]
- ^ NHL Writeup[dead link]
- ^ mtrp.org
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