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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
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