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William Mulholland blue plaque

Blue plaque

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Donegall Street in County Antrim, Ireland. William Mulholland 1855-1935 designed the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913. The blue plaque marks the parish where he was born and baptised before crossing the Atlantic to shape a distant city.
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Mulholland 1855-1935 Civil engineer. Designer of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, 1913 born and baptised in this parish Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
William Mulholland was a civil engineer who designed the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, significantly expanding water supply to Los Angeles and enabling its rapid growth.

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