History series: Tragedy at St. Francis Dam, the worst manmade disaster in California history
This Saturday August 20 at 1p.m., Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra History Series with a 50-minute presentation, Tragedy at St. Francis Dam — The Worst Manmade Disaster in California History.
On March 12, 1928, the city of Los Angeles’s St Francis Dam collapsed killing over 600 people and destroying everything in its 50-mile rampage to the sea.
The colossal engineering failure brought disgrace to the LA Aqueduct’s William Mulholland, while the Los Angeles Water Bureau did everything it could to erase the horrific event from history.
The program is free and open to the public, and will be at the Wylder Hope Valley General Store just ¼ miles east of Wylder Resort Hope Valley on California State Hwy 88. Please call David at 760 920-8061 for more information.