George E. Ladshaw |
| Relationship to the Speculation Lands: |
| Ladshaw was involved with the survey of the Green River basin as requested by Willet Bronson and C.B. Justice with the possibility of building a dam and several hydraulic power plants throughout the river region . His company was based out of Spartanburg, South Carolina under the name of Ladshaw & Ladshaw, Civil and Hydraulic Engineers. He is also credited with publishing several books pertaining to dam engineering and building. His brother was[?] his business partner who later served in with U.S. Army engineers during the first World War. |
| Biography: |
| Born c.1850. Died: c.1926 |
| On-Site Links: |
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- Topographic map, Sheet One, made by Ladshaw and
Ladshaw, Civil and Hydraulic Engineers, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Survey of land on the Green River. Undated 0081 - Report of "Available Power and Cost of Development - Green River, Henderson - Polk Counties, North Carolina" from George E. Ladshaw to Willett Bronson and C.B. Justice. December 12, 1906 0165 - Letter from George Ladshaw, Ladshaw and Ladshaw, Civil and Hydraulic Engineers to C.B. Justice. Letter requests information regarding survey lines of land on the Green River. November 16, 1906 0765 - Financial report containing prices that George E. Ladshaw thinks he can obtain within one year or two years for the Green River Water Power if each power is sold separately. 1906 to 1910 |
| Bibliography: |
| Hinman, Jesse R. Ranging in France with Flash and Sound: An Official History of the Second Battalion 29th engineers in France During the World War. Press of Dunham Printing Company, Portland, 1919. |