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Helix History The Helix Water District has a colorful history dating back to 1885 - just 37 years after gold was discovered in California - when the San Diego Flume Company built Cuyamaca Dam, a diverting dam on the San Diego River, and thirty-three and a half miles of wooden flume to bring water from the San Diego River to the thirsty people of San Diego County.Subsequently the Flume Company was sold to the Cuyamaca Water Company. In 1913 - the same year Henry Ford introduced the assembly line to manufacturing - the La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley Irrigation District was organized. It comprised 14,794 acres of land, of which over eighty percent was farm land. It was in 1926 - the year before Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris - that the District purchased the Cuyamaca Water Company and became an operating water agency. To learn more about the history of Helix Water District and how it fits in with the larger historical picture, click on a "decade" from the index at right. View a collection of Helix history photos: Helix Water District facilities and activities in early 1900s |
