Austin Founder Lions Club

The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900

  • 28 Jun 2018
  • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • TSBVI, 1100 W 45th Street, bldg 603, Austin TX 78756

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The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900


 Liz Clare
Introduced by Lion Scott Hendrix

Author Elizabeth Clare will tell us about the Austin dam disaster of 1900.  In her book The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 she recreates the era of Gay Nineties Austin, then—as now—a city on the rise and on the make. In 1891, at the behest of ambitious city fathers, the little city of just 15,000 people gambled its future on a project of breathtaking size—a massive hydroelectric dam across the Colorado River. This book follows the epic construction project and the brief golden era of the pleasure resort at Lake McDonald. Though troubled and controversial from the get-go, the dam embodied all of Austin's dreams. Then, on Friday, April 6, 1900, it began to rain . . .

book Austin Dam Disaster of 1900Elizabeth Clare is a lifelong Austinite. A freelance writer, Liz has authored numerous works on Texas history, including organizational histories of pioneering Texas businesses, state parks, the Texas prison system, and the Texas Highway Department. The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 is her first book for Arcadia Publishing


Featured Lunch Meal $12:

Chicken Tenders w/ Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Vegetables
Chocolate Cake


Optional Lunch Meal $12:
Chef Salad

Meals provided by Manny Sifuentes, manager at Cafe del Rio, a business staffed by the Texas Commission for the Blind.
    
Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

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