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St. Francis Dam Flood, Eye Witness Accounts
6-OH-147
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Description
Stories of eight Santa Paulans who experienced the March 12, 1928 flood in Santa Paula, Ca
Background
On March 12, 1928 the Saint Francis Dam collapsed causing a wall of water to come down the Santa Clara River Valley, about
400 people died in Santa Paul, it was considered the second largest disaster in California, with the San Francisco earthquake
being the largest
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one folder
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none
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