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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWG_american-bison_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
American Bison. . . This herd traces its roots to 1962, when Walt Disney donated a herd of American Bison to William S. Hart Regional Park. To discourage inbreeding, the County of Los Angeles has exchanged some of its animals with other facilitie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29RD_william-s-hart-park-and-museum_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
William S. Hart Park and Museum is the former ranch and home of the world famous Western silent film actor and director, William S. Hart. Today, guests visiting the park may enjoy a vast picnic area, a live collection of farm animals, a herd of Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM290R_edison-house_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
This house was one of a group of cottages built by the Southern California Edison Company to house employees in 1919 when the Edison substation in Newhall opened. The house was moved west of Saugus in 1925 when the new substation was completed, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q8_saugus-school-bell_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
The bell in the tower of this station was fabricated by the C.S. Bell Company of Hillsboro, Ohio. It weighs approximately 400 pounds and measures 30 inches in diameter at the base. The bell originally hung in the belfry of Saugus Elementary School…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28KT_end-of-an-era_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
Near where you are now standing, silent film comic Charlie Chaplin, with Paulette Goddard at his side, appeared in the final scene of the epic comedy Modern Times. The film was released on February 5, 1936, nearly ten years into the talkie era, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYV6_oak-of-the-golden-dream_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
In Placeritas Canyon, March 1842, Francisco Lopez Y Arballo, while gathering wild onions from around an old oak, discovered gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. It is estimated that $80,000 in gold was discovered as a result of this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYRI_oak-of-the-golden-dream_Pavo-CA.html
Francisco Lopez made California's first authenticated gold discovery on March 9, 1842. While gathering wild onions near an oak tree in Placerita Canyon he found gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. The San Fernando placers and nearby…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML8M_oak-of-the-golden-dream_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
In Placeritas Canyon, March 1842, Francisco Lopez Y Arballo, while gathering wild onions from around an old oak, discovered gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. It is estimated that $80,000 in gold was discovered as a result of this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKHR_pioneer-oil-refinery_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
In 1875 the Star Oil Company, one of the predecessors of the Standard Oil Company of California, drilled its first Pico Canyon well, which yielded about one hundred barrels per day. The discovery resulted in the erection of the first commercial oi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD8P_eternal-valley_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
In 1769 Spanish padres sent out by Father Junipero Serra recommended this property as a mission site. It became instead a farm and ranch for the San Fernando Mission.——————————A stage coa…
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