http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/search.aspx 1871 Yakima County Territorial Census =~=~=~= http://www.halifaxexplosion.org/ The Halifax Explosion On December 6, 1917, in the midst of the Great War, a French munitions ship caught fire in Halifax harbor. The subsequent explosion flattened much of Halifax, killed 2000 people and injured 9000 more. =~=~=~= http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/la/scandals/st_francis_dam.html William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster The failure of the St. Francis Dam, and the resulting loss of over 500 lives in the path of a roaring wall of water, was a scandal that resulted in the almost complete destruction of the reputation of its builder, William Mulholland. (California). =~=~=~= http://cee.engr.ucdavis.edu/faculty/lund/dams/Dam_History_Page/Failures.htm Table of Dam Failures in California "Overall, there have been a least 460 deaths from dam failures in California.". Gloria HCGS http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Owner [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html ACGS http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html