oversaw the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct to bring water to the city from Owens Valley, more than 200 miles away. About a decade later, he built the St. Francis Dam, in San Francisquito ...
The public has the opportunity to walk the site of the March 12, 1928, St. Francis Dam disaster. At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is offering its ...
In 1922, William Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to create a reservoir for the Los Angeles–Owens River aqueduct. To meet the growing water needs of Los Angeles, he decided to ...