THE
DAM
MAN, HISTORIAN FRANK ROCK, TO LEAD TOUR TO THE ST. FRANCIS DAM
SITE
The
Santa
Clarita Valley Historical Society will present a tour
of the St. Francis
Dam site on Saturday, March 29, 2014.
The
failure
of the St. Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, the second-worst
natural disaster to
hit California, killed more than 450 people. The break and
subsequent flood
leveled farms and homesteads, destroyed property and livestock
and changed the
way dam safety was addressed forevermore.
The
tour
will begin with a short presentation about the disaster at 11
a.m. in the
freight room of the Saugus Train Station in Heritage Junction.
At noon, ticketed
passengers will board a motorcoach for a trip up to the dam site
in San
Francisquito Canyon and a hike to the dam ruins.
St.
Francis
Dam expert Frank Rock,
who has been featured on the History Channel, the Discovery
Channel and local
television, will conduct the lecture and tour. Tickets are
$35 per person
for all ages and include snacks and bus transportation.
Funds raised will
benefit programs of the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society.
Participants
should
wear long pants and comfortable hiking shoes. Water will be
provided. Tickets
may be reserved by calling (661) 254-1275 with credit card and
contact
information or by mailing your ticket order to P.O. Box
221925, Newhall, CA
91322-1925. Mail orders must be received no later than March
22. Because
this tour is a very popular fund-raiser, it is impossible to
guarantee that
seats will be available for purchase on the day of the tour.
Order your tickets
now!
-- Alan Pollack, MD President and Program Chairman Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society alan@scvhistory.com www.scvhs.org www.scvhistory.com
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