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Millwood was a lumber boomtown located in present-day Sequoia National Forest near Converse Basin Grove in California. It was established in 1891 by the Kings River Lumber Company and was connected to the Sequoia Railroad, which brought logs to the town to be turned into rough lumber.
English: Location map of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area — which encompasses Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 120.0 %. Geographic limits of the map:
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Batchelder-Wilson Company: Los Angeles: mid-1920s: Tile & architectural products [25] Bauer Pottery Company of Los Angeles: Los Angeles: 2000–present "Bauer 2000" Tableware, art ware & kitchenware [28] Belmar of California: Los Angeles: 1965–1967: Art ware [14] Bell Manufacturing and Sales Co. Los Angeles: 1950s: Figurines & art ware [11 ...
In 1883, the Kings River Lumber Company provided a giant sequoia for display at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago. [14] The tree stood in the rotunda of the U.S. Government building. [15] The intent was to create awe and drive interest in transcontinental tourism by rail. Still, some doubted the natural wonder as the "California hoax."
Montane chaparral and woodlands in the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California. Most of the population of California and Baja California lives in these ecoregions, which includes the San Francisco Bay Area, Ventura County, the Greater Los Angeles Area, San Diego County, Tijuana, and Ensenada, Baja California.
California skies glowed orange as the Hughes Fire burned near Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday (22 January). Eyewitness footage filmed from a moving vehicle showed traffic travelling through ...
The County of Orange was established in 1889 by founders William Spurgeon and James McFadden. The City of Santa Ana became the county seat the same year. Prior to its formation, the Orange County lands were part of Los Angeles County. Further back in history, California lands were organized into Spanish land grants or "Ranchos".