Fillmore Commemorates St. Francis Dam Disaster 90th Anniversary
By Anonymous — Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
Saturday, March 17th at 9:00am in front of Fillmore City Hall, the community gathered for the 90th Anniversary Commemoration of the St. Francis Dam Disaster which occurred on March 12, 1928. They unveiled a plaque honoring and remembering the survivors, which will be permanently located at the Bardsdale Cemetery. Pictured below are members of the Fillmore Historical Society/Museum receiving a proclamation presented by Fillmore Mayor Manuel Minjares in honor of those who lost their lives in the Disaster back on March 12, 1928. The rest of the day was filled with a presentation by John Wilkman, author of Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of the 20th Century and the Making of Modern Los Angeles, video presentations, and a guided bus tour of the Dam site.
Saturday, March 17th at 9:00am in front of Fillmore City Hall, the community gathered for the 90th Anniversary Commemoration of the St. Francis Dam Disaster which occurred on March 12, 1928. They unveiled a plaque honoring and remembering the survivors, which will be permanently located at the Bardsdale Cemetery. Pictured below are members of the Fillmore Historical Society/Museum receiving a proclamation presented by Fillmore Mayor Manuel Minjares in honor of those who lost their lives in the Disaster back on March 12, 1928. The rest of the day was filled with a presentation by John Wilkman, author of Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of the 20th Century and the Making of Modern Los Angeles, video presentations, and a guided bus tour of the Dam site.