Inscription
The 185-foot concrete St. Francis Dam, part of the Los Angeles aqueduct system, stood 1½ miles north of this site. On March 12, 1928, the 185-foot high concrete dam collapsed just before midnight, sending 12½ billion gallons of water roaring down the Santa Clara River Valley 54 miles to the ocean. This was one of California's greatest disasters: Over 450 lives were lost.
Details
| HM Number | HMKHS |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the California State Historic Landmark series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Historic Structure |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Marker Number | 919 |
| Year Placed | 1978 |
| Placed By | State Department of Parks and Receation, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, U.S. Forest Service and The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 5:11pm PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [6] CRAIG BAKER
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | Marker is on San Francisquito Canyon Road, 9 miles north of Copper Hill Road, near Power Plant 2. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 360014 N 3822466 |
| Decimal Degrees | 34.53438333, -118.52540000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 32.063', W 118° 31.524' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 32' 3.7800" N, 118° 31' 31.4400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 661, 818 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 32998-35498 San Francisquito Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita CA 91390, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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