orn in Charleston, South Carolina, October 9, 1850, E. A. Tuttle entered the class of 1872 in the Scientific Department of Yale University. During the junior year, however, Mr. Tuttle's father, who was a manufacturer and railroad man, was taken sick, and Mr. Tuttle left college and accompanied his father to Europe, in the hope that travel would lead to recovery. In this they were disappointed, for the father died soon afterward. Returning to New Haven Mr. Tuttle took up the profession of engineering, which he has followed ever since. While in that city he was married to Miss Lydia M. Eames, of Newark, N. J., and resided in New Haven until they came to Redlands in December, 1885. During his residence in New Haven, Mr. Tuttle was for twelve years engineer of Evergreen Cemetery, one of the most beautiful in New England, made several railroad locations, built sea walls at various points, and was one of the experts called by the state in the famous Malley murder case and other trials during a period of six years.

Coming to Redlands Mr. Tuttle was employed by the Bear Valley Irrigation Company for the greater part of five years, surveying for and constructing the flumes and ditches. He also did much other hydraulic work, constructing the Vache reservoir, a reservoir at Highland and the reservoir and pipe system of the Domestic Water Company. He laid out the town site and residence tract of Redlands; made the first map, which was filed in February, 1887; and planned the system and supervised the construction of the storm water ditches. He was appointed city engineer May 6, 1890, and held the office for nearly six years, during which time Redlands make its principal growth. When he first came to the city Mr. Tuttle built a residence on Center street, which he occupied with his family until very recently. At present he is living in Los Angeles.

(Source: Illustrated Redlands, 1897, p. 28.)