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Walls, J. A. (John Abbet), 1879-1964

Existence: 1879 - 1964
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1879-09-05-1964-05- - 1964

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Pennsylvania Water & Power Company presidential records

 Collection
Accession: 2627
Abstract:

The Pennsylvania Water & Power Company formed in 1910 to finish construction of the Holtwood hydroelectric facility along the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. The company achieved numerous advancements in hydroelectric and steam power development in the early twentieth century, and helped bring about the electrification of Baltimore and, later, much of the Chesapeake and eastern Pennsylvania area. The records largely consist of correspondence to and from Pennsylvania Water & Power's chief engineer and later president, John Abbet Walls, and other company heads relating to operations, customers, dam construction, and numerous subjects associated with the hydroelectric industry.

Dates: 1905-1946