Episode 231: WWRD St. Francis Dam Collapse and William Mulholland

Hillary and Tina cover the St. Francis Dam Collapse and William Mulholland. Irish immigrant William Mulholland worked his way up in the water works industry as a self-taught civil engineer. BUT despite his years of experience, crucial mistakes led to one of the biggest dam disasters in U.S. history. Sources Hillary's Story William Mulholland | American city official | Britannica St. Francis Dam Disaster | Fillmore Historical The St. Francis Dam’s Death Toll - Museum of Ventura County When California’s Water Wars Turned Violent | American Experience | Official Site | PBS The Mulholland Memorial Fountain: A Grand Monument to a Man and Water | History & Society | PBS SoCal Forgotten L.A. history: The deadly St. Francis dam disaster | UCLA Library St. Francis Dam - Wikipedia William Mulholland - Wikipedia Photos William Mulholland ---via the Water Education Foundation St. Francis Dam-February 1927 --by HT Stearns via Wikipedia (public domain) St. Francis Dam-March 1928 after collapse --by Vodkamike3 via Wikpedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) LA Times Front Page St. Francis Dam collapse --by LA Times via Smithsonian Magazine St. Francis Dam-Debris after Collapse --via Water and Power Associates

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This episode is 58:36 long.

This episode was published on Jul 17, 2024.

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