Episode 16: The St Francis Dam Failure
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We are back for 2025 and boy do we have a good one for ya today.
Back in the 1920's infrastructure regulations were not as strong as they are today, and they aren't great today. But by 1920 standards they are leaps and bounds better than they were.
One area that got an upgrade in the 1920's was dam engineering in California. That was after one failed and took the lives of hundreds of people.
ROH EP 16 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mulholland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StFrancisDam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulholland_Dam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutment
https://stfrancisdammemorial.org/memorial-overview/?v=0b3b97fa6688
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