Today In SCV History: September 11, 1855 - St. Francis Dam Engineer William Mulholland Born img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px } Today In SCV History: September 11, 1855
Today In SCV History: September 11, 1855 - St. Francis Dam Engineer William Mulholland Born
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Today In SCV History: September 11, 1855
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Date: 09/11/2026 9:11am
Article Summary:
William Mulholland, Los Angeles Aqueduct Engineer and St. Francis Dam Figure, Born in 1855
William Mulholland, born in Belfast on Sept. 11, 1855, became a pivotal Los Angeles water engineer whose 233-mile aqueduct carried Sierra Nevada water through the Santa Clarita Valley. His legacy was forever marked by the 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse, which killed at least 450 people and led Mulholland to accept full responsibility before withdrawing from public life.
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Date: 09/11/2026 9:11am
Article Summary:
William Mulholland, Los Angeles Aqueduct Engineer and St. Francis Dam Figure, Born in 1855
William Mulholland, born in Belfast on Sept. 11, 1855, became a pivotal Los Angeles water engineer whose 233-mile aqueduct carried Sierra Nevada water through the Santa Clarita Valley. His legacy was forever marked by the 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse, which killed at least 450 people and led Mulholland to accept full responsibility before withdrawing from public life.
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