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Title	Official Map No. 4 of Los Angeles City, November 1868
Date Created	1868
Date Range	1860-1869
Description	Hand drawn map on linen certified by Los Angeles Mayor Cristoval Aguilar and President of Common Council John King, showing Los Angeles River, Julian Chavez, Stone Quarry Hills, Solano Ravine, Cemetery Ravine, Sulphur Ravine, Roman Catholic Cemetery, and Israelistic Cemetery. Map number 2428.
Note	In 1886, the Stone Quarry Hills (also known as the Rock Quarry Hills) was officially dedicated as Elysian Park, which became a popular recreation area, offering ample picnic grounds, an arboretum, zoological garden, and aviary. In 1962, the Dodger Stadium was established in the same area, sometimes referenced as the Chavez Ravine.
Physical Description	1 sheet; 18 x 11 in.
Genre	Maps
Subject	Los Angeles River (Calif.); Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Geographic Location	Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	Hurley/Wright Surveyors Map Collection
Collection Number	064
Container Information	Box No. 3
Identifier	sc_hwmc000760001
Copyright	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Sponsor	Support provided by the Metabolic Studio.
Type	Image
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng