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Austin, TX Dam Break and Flood, Apr 1900

Posted October 13th, 2007 by Regina

Ruin of the Austin Dam. – After an unusual downpour of rain, a section of the Austin dam (April 7, 1900) suddenly gave way; the waters of the Colorado poured in terrific torrents over the valley, causing some loss of life and great loss of property. Austin lost not only the million dollars spent in building the dam, but also her pleasure resort, beautiful lake Macdonald.

Mrs. Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker, A History of Texas For Schools: Also For General Reading and For Teachers Preparing Themselves For Examination, Revised Edition (Austin, Texas: Mrs. Percy V. Penny Backer, Publisher, 1924)
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