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Fountain Valley in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Joint Outfall System

 
 
Joint Outfall System Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Greg Ullman, August 31, 2012
1. Joint Outfall System Marker
Inscription. Created in 1923 to serve sanitation needs of Western Orange County. Reorganized into Sanitation Districts in 1954.
 
Erected 1976 by Fountain Valley Historical Society. (Marker Number 13.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EnvironmentIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
 
Location. 33° 41.649′ N, 117° 56.227′ W. Marker is in Fountain Valley, California, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Ellis Avenue and Unnamed road to Orange County Sanitation District, on the right when traveling east on Ellis Avenue. Across the street from San Diego Freeway offramp/onramp. Ellis Avenue becomes Euclid Street at this intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fountain Valley CA 92708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Peninsular 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Apollo 11 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gisler Home (approx. Ύ mile away); Nimocks Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fountain Valley Drive-In (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hoffman House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Horse Ranch (approx. 1.2 miles away); Callens Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Thomas Hittesdorf (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fountain Valley.
 
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View of Joint Outfall System Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Greg Ullman, September 12, 2012
2. View of Joint Outfall System Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2013, by Greg Ullman of Fountain Valley, California. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2013, by Greg Ullman of Fountain Valley, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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