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The St. Francis Dam failed in San Francisquito Canyon in northern Los Angeles County just before midnight on March 12, 1928. The resulting flood swept through the Santa Clara River valley, striking communities including Castaic Junction, Fillmore and Santa Paula before reaching the Pacific south of Ventura. The dam had been built by the Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply under chief engineer William Mulholland.

The exact death toll remains unknown. An August 1928 Claims Bureau count listed 385 people as dead or missing, while coroner records gave a toll of 420. Later estimates commonly exceed 430, and some accounts place the possible loss much higher. Photographs show the dam before its failure, its construction, the standing center section known as the Tombstone, massive concrete blocks carried downstream, flood debris across Santa Clara River valley communities, damaged power equipment and a temporary tent settlement at Santa Paula.

Also covered here: Photographic Time Line

[Sharon]

What a terrible tragedy, I had no idea it occured. Thanks for sharing these wonderful images

[PTSD Is My Life]

Terrible tragedy that is no doubt buried in the "history not to be told" files at schools

Thank you for posting