The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society announces the return of St. Francis Dam tours to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the second-worst disaster in California history. After a three-year hiatus, the group is set to return its “renowned” St. Francis Dam lecture and a bus and hike tour at the original dam site in San Francisquito Canyon on Saturday, March ...
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CSUN Grad Student Memorializes Victims Of 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster
A California State University, Northridge grad student announced the completion of a master’s thesis on the memorialization of the Santa Clarita Valley’s St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928. Ann Stansell, of Los Angeles, an anthropology and public archaeology student, spent three years compiling her work, which has had a notable impact on Santa Clarita Valley history, according to a history ...
Read More »Roster Of Victims Made For St. Francis Dam Failure’s 86th Anniversary
Courtesy Leon Worden | SCVHistory.com An extensive new roster of the victims of the St. Francis Dam Failure that occurred in 1928 has been released in time for the tragedy’s 86th anniversary. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Ann Stansell, a graduate student from California State University, Northridge, compiled the roster, ...
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