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 1971 Sylmar Earthquake - Sylmar, CA, USA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 34° 19.509 W 118° 25.018
11S E 369641 N 3799117
DAR Least We Forget plaque about the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake in Sylmar, CA.
Waymark Code: WM187Y1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2023
Views: 5
The plaque sits on a boulder at the entrance to the Veterans Memorial Park. The earthquake was a 6.6 on the Richter system. The earthquake killed 44 people at the hospital that once sat on this site. ( visit link)
DAR Chapter: Peyton Randoplh Chapter
Date Placed: 01/01/1979
Inscription:
Least We Forget
This tablet presented February 9, 1979, to the Veterans Memorial Park, in loving memory of the many veterans, nurses, and aides of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital, whose lives were lost during the earthquake of February 9, 1971.
DAUGHTERS Of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CALIFORNIA STATE SOCIETY. PEYTON RANDOLPH CHAPTER. MRS. RUBY WILKINS, REGENT MRS. GLADYS SANFORD, CHAIRMAN
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