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Publishers Tour of Feather River Canyon Power Project
A group of California publishers, led by PG&E officials, toured PG&E’s Feather River Canyon projects from the Ferry Building in San Francisco to Oroville. The trip showcased 1958 expansion plans, dam and powerhouse sites, and a push toward 251,000 kilowatts of new capacity across nine plants.
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Ben A. Cober
Fellows
Bob Gros
Pg&e
San Francisco
Feather River Canyon
Feather River
Bay
Oakland
Bay Bridge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oroville
Greyhound
Cresta Dam
Julijus M. Howells
Big Meadows
Lake Almanor
Howells
Western Power Company
Caribou
Butt Valley Reservoir
Pleasanton
Beldon
San Jose
Feather
Central
California
Poe
Butt Valley
Caribou No. 2
Upper
North Fork
Young
Vnto
Mt. Lassen
Red Bluff