1906 Earthquake
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Santa Rosa, California, from September 12-17 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Gaye LeBaron talked about the 1906 earthquake that destroyed much of Santa Rosa, California. Commonly referred to as the San Francisco Earthquake, the 7.8… read more
Gaye LeBaron talked about the 1906 earthquake that destroyed much of Santa Rosa, California. Commonly referred to as the San Francisco Earthquake, the 7.8 magnitude quake caused significant structural damage to Santa Rosa, nearly destroying the entire downtown area. Ms. LeBaron also spoke about how Santa Rosa recovered from the natural disaster.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Santa Rosa, California, from September 12-17 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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