This is San Francisquito Canyon. On March 12, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam collapsed, killing 431 people. Remnants of the dam remain here today. | SoCal Outdoor Explorer
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On this day in California history, tragedy struck. The St. Francis Dam was a concrete gravity dam located in San Francisquito Canyon in Los Angeles County built from 1924 to 1926 to serve Los Angeles's growing water needs. It catastrophically failed in 1928 due to a defective soil foundation, claiming the lives of at least 431 people. The collapse of the St. Francis Dam is considered to be one of the worst American civil engineering disasters of the 20th century and remains the second-greatest l
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On this day 96 years ago, the St. Francis Dam stood within the rolling hills flanking the sides of current day San Francisquito Canyon Road. That is until March 12, 1928 at 11:57 p.m. when the St. Francis Dam failed, washing away two years worth or work by William Mulholland; it became the most tragic American civil engineering disaster of the 20th century. The first 64 victims were employees and their families living at Powerhouse number 2. Engulfing everything in its path, it reached the SoCal
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