Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Hathaway Ranch
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
1. Hathaway Ranch Marker
Jesse & Lola Hathaway started to farm here in 1905. Lola was raised by her grandparents Martin & Mary Ann Koontz (near Telegraph Road & Norwalk Blvd.) They came to Fulton Wells (now Santa Fe Springs) in the 1860s via the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon to farm and run a stage stop purchased from Phinneas Banning. The Hathaway sons Elwood, Richard and Julian and their parents developed one of the larger independent oil drilling production companies in California and created the first feedlot in the western states. Nadine Applegate (Mrs. Richard) Hathaway founded the Hathaway Ranch Museum in 1986.
Erected 2008 by Native Sons of the Golden West.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list.
Location. 33° 56.154′ N, 118° 4.775′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe Springs, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from Florence Avenue 0.4 miles west of Norwalk Boulevard, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Legion Norwalk Post 359 (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Speedee McDonald's Store (approx. 2.3 miles away); Norwalk Square (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Rivera (approx. 2.6 miles away); Architecture and Reform (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fred C. Nelles (approx. 3.2 miles away); Learning A Trade (approx. 3.2 miles away); Paradox Hybrid Walnut Tree (approx. 3.3 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is in the grounds of the Hathaway Ranch, open 11-4
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
2. Hathaway Ranch and Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
3. Ranch display: Historic gas station assembled inside an old water tank.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
