Today
I was going through the history of the San Bernardino County Flood Control
District and some of the people to whom it owes its success. John Andreson,
Jr., Supervisor, Fifth District, 1926-1940, is one of those people. His father,
Mr. Andreson, Sr., was a native of Schleswig–Holstein, which is Germany’s
northernmost state. During the 12,900 acre mountain fire in 1911, which raged
from July to August Mr. Andreson made 46 trips to the fire lines and fought it
-along many others – before finally overcoming it. He was also a pioneer in the
valley’s citrus fruit industry and owned vast citrus acreage in the county.
Further, he was an avid motion picture fan which is something close to my
heart.
On
the day he died, flags on all city and county buildings and offices in San
Bernardino and nearby communities were lowered to half-mast out of deep respect
to his memory.You
can read more about him in “Some History and Biographical Sketches of People
who have been influential in Flood Control and Water Conservation in San
Bernardino County, 1939-1977.”
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