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Identifier	clloy_123
Title	Newhall Grade : gold in California was first discovered on this spot
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1930
Subject (Topic)	Roads--California--Newhall; Mountain roads--California--Newhall;
Subject (Place)	Newhall (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	M. Kashower Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Newhall Pass as it winds its way through the mountains.
Historical Background	Newhall is located in the Santa Clarita valley, and was originally part of the Rancho San Francisco land grant. The first documented discovery of gold in California occurred in 1842 when Francisco Lopez found gold deposits in Placerita Canyon, six years before the start of the California Gold Rush. Between 1872 and 1875, businessman Henry Mayo Newhall purchased ranchos in central and southern California, including the Rancho San Francisco. Anticipating the success of the railroads, Newhall granted a right of way through his lands in the Santa Clarita Valley to the Southern Pacific Railway, thereby enabling the first tracks connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. He also sold them a parcel of land along the tracks for a whistle-stop. He named the station Saugus, after his hometown in Massachusets. The railroad company began designing a new town around the station, and named it Newhall. Newhall existed as an independent but unincorporated town until 1987, when Newhall, Valencia, Canyon Country, and Saugus consolidated to form the City of Santa Clarita.
Publisher's Identifier	Written in lower left corner of photograph: "23606"
Additional Notes	Printed on textured paper.
Title (Alternative)	On the Coast Highway and inland route
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection