Santa Clarita Valley History In Pictures

St. Francis Dam: West of Blue Cut
St. Francis Dam Disaster

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Closeup from Photo No. 30 from The Newhall Land and Farming Co.'s March 24, 1928 report on the March 12-13 St. Francis Dam Disaster.

"(A)ll our farming land on the north side of the stream is totally destroyed as far as the ranch line, as shown in panorama No. 30."

Original caption by Almer M. Newhall reads as follows:

No. 30 Destroyed area north of Orchard

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