stovetop-nothin t1_j5e5bmn wrote on January 22, 2023 at 9:40 AM Reply to TIL that the California St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, a midnight-hour 120' wave that killed 431 sleeping people and wiped out giant sections of land more than 50 miles west to Ventura, was caused by the dam having been built on a fault zone (in addition to the dam's retention of water). by atrailofdisasters I was on the 126 earlier Saturday heading out to Ventura. Very beautiful area- never knew of this historical tragedy. Permalink 1
stovetop-nothin t1_j5e5bmn wrote
Reply to TIL that the California St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, a midnight-hour 120' wave that killed 431 sleeping people and wiped out giant sections of land more than 50 miles west to Ventura, was caused by the dam having been built on a fault zone (in addition to the dam's retention of water). by atrailofdisasters
I was on the 126 earlier Saturday heading out to Ventura. Very beautiful area- never knew of this historical tragedy.