Angeles National Forest near Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tack Room
Power Plant 1
Photographed by Craig Baker, January 1, 2025
1. Tack Room Marker
Mule Skinners kept leather-gear, medicine, tools and supplies in this building. Mule power was used extensively to haul materials, and power various types of equipment during the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and Power Plants 1 and 2.
Erected by Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals.
Location. 34° 35.241′ N, 118° 27.182′ W. Marker is near Santa Clarita, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Angeles National Forest. It is on Pelton Street 0.6 miles east of San Francisquito Canyon Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Clarita CA 91390, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Power Plant No. 1 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Before the Dam (approx. 4½ miles away); Water Wars (approx. 4½ miles away); Construction of the Dam (approx. 4½ miles away); Night of the Disaster (approx. 4½ miles away); The Aftermath (approx. 4½ miles away); William Mulholland (approx. 4½ miles away); The Lives That Were Lost (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clarita.
Regarding Tack Room.
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Photographed by Craig Baker, January 1, 2025
2. Tack Room Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, January 1, 2025
3. Tack Room
courtesy Water & Power Associates
4. Mule Team 1912
A 52-mule team hauling sections of aqueduct pipe during Los Angeles Aqueduct construction.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 3, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
