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 ...
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Saint Francis Dam Anniversary: President Trump Signs Bill, Makes Dam A National Monument
President Trump signed a bill Tuesday making the Saint Francis Dam a national monument, according to officials. “Today, I have signed into law S. 47, the ‘John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act,’” said the president in a statement. Ninety-one years ago, the Saint Francis Dam broke and killed more than 400 people in Santa Clarita and the ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Remembers Saint Francis Dam Disaster For 90th Anniversary
The Saint Francis Dam Disaster’s 90th anniversary is being remembered by the Santa Clarita Valley, along with other cities affected by the collapse. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. On March 12, 1928, three minutes before midnight, the Saint Francis Dam broke, and sent a wall of water down San Francisquito Canyon ...
Read More »Knight’s St. Francis Dam Bill Passes Committee
In an effort to recognize a tragedy that killed hundreds in Santa Clarita, Congressman Steve Knight’s Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act passed a committee in Congress with unanimous support. The bill by Knight, R-Palmdale, and Julia Brownley, D-Ventura County, also known as, H.R. 2156, passed the House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get ...
Read More »Knight Introduces Saint Francis Dam Memorial Bill, Castaic Wilderness Act
Congressman Steve Knight, CA-25, introduced the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act in Washington D.C. Wednesday morning. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. H.R. 3153, would authorize a national memorial to commemorate the more than 400 people killed by the collapse of the St. Francis Dam on March 12, ...
Read More »Editorial: Officials Working To Get St. Francis Dam Memorial Bill Passed
Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society officials among other local authorities in the valley are working to get the H.R.5357 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act bill passed by Congress and ultimately the president to protect the dam site and spread awareness of the disaster.
Read More »McKeon To Hold St. Francis Dam, Castaic Wilderness Meetings In Santa Clarita
Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon is expected to hold two meetings in Santa Clarita on Tuesday, one for the Castaic Wilderness and one for the St. Francis Dam National Memorial and National Monument.
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council Requests St. Francis Dam To Be National Memorial
Santa Clarita City Council members requested that Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, consider introducing to legislation the St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928 as a National Memorial.
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