Due to the quick sell-out of the St. Francis Dam tour this weekend, a second tour has been scheduled for April 27. Get your tickets now! After being flooded with requests, the Santa Clarita Historical Society has found another date for history buffs to learn about one of the worst civil engineering disasters in American history — the collapse of ...

The St. Francis Dam Disaster 96th anniversary is still remembered by the Santa Clarita Valley with a yearly tour.  Ninety-six years ago, on March 12, 1928, more than 400 people lost their lives, homes, farms and so much more that was destroyed as a result of the collapse of the St. Francis Dam.  Around midnight, the dam broke and sent ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society’s yearly tour of the St. Francis Dam ruins is currently accepting reservations for its tours on Saturday, March 23. Along with four SCVHS historians, participants will hear the tale of the man whose endeavor to bring water to the parched land of 1920s Los Angeles became the second-worst disaster in California’s history and the ...

Hikers took a guided tour of the St. Francis Dam ruins Saturday, a day before the 95th anniversary of the structure’s collapse. On Saturday afternoon, a group of hikers watched a presentation about the St. Francis Dam collapse and took a guided tour held by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. “We’ve driven past this so many times and thought ...

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 ...

The St. Francis Dam Disaster 94th anniversary is still remembered to this day by the Santa Clarita Valley, along with other cities affected by the collapse. Ninety four years ago, the St. Francis Dam broke and killed more than 400 people in Santa Clarita and the surrounding areas. Filled with water supplied by the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which allowed water ...

The St. Francis Dam Disaster’s 93rd anniversary is still remembered to this day by the Santa Clarita Valley, along with other cities affected by the collapse. 93 years ago, the Saint Francis Dam broke and killed more than 400 people in Santa Clarita and the surrounding areas. Filled with water supplied by the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which allowed water to ...

One of the worst disasters in California history, the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, is planned to be given a memorial by the U.S. Forest Service with a design competition now open to all U.S. citizens over 18. The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday that it has launched a design competition, open to the general public from Feb. 1 ...

In California, Santa Clarita has a history that goes back centuries, one which is sure to interest and entertain any Santa Clarita resident.  The Beginnings The first people who historians think settled in Santa Clarita were the Tataviam Native Americans, who settled in Santa Clarita at bout 450 AD. Not much is known about the Tataviam people, but they spoke ...

The St. Francis Dam Disaster’s 92nd anniversary is still remembered to this day by the Santa Clarita Valley, along with other cities affected by the collapse. 92 years ago, the Saint Francis Dam broke and killed more than 400 people in Santa Clarita and the surrounding areas. Filled with water supplied by the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which allowed water to ...