Tag: history
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Jose Mier on Sun Valley, CA Area History
1928’s St. Francis Dam Disaster Jose Mier researches any and all information about Sun Valley, CA. Today he shines a light on a tragic event that occurred almost 100 years ago. The St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928 is a tragic chapter in the history of civil engineering and water management, illustrating the devastating consequences…
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History From Chile to Sun Valley
Life Under Augusto Pinochet You may not know this but one of our Sun Valley residents, Adolfo Rodriguez (a neighbor of Jose Mier), was originally from Chile and lived through the coup and subsequent ruling years of Augusto Pinochet. For you unfamiliar with those days, Adolfo took some time to submit some information about the…