Glendora in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Glendora Bougainvillea

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 24, 2018

1. Glendora Bougainvillea Marker

Inscription. Planted in 1901 by the R.W. Hamlins, early citrus growers, the Glendora bougainvillea is the largest growth of this exotic plant in the United States. The parent stock was brought to California by a whaling ship about 1870, and the vines survive as one of the best examples remaining of the early 20th-century promotional image of California as paradise.

Erected 1978 by California State Parks; and L.J. Pittman family. (Marker Number 912.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list.

Location. 34° 8.386′ N, 117° 51.679′ W. Marker is in Glendora, California, in Los Angeles County. It is at the intersection of East Bennett Avenue and Minnesota Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Bennett Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 E Bennett Avenue, Glendora CA 91741, 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glendora City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Pacific Electric Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mission Theater Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rubel Castle

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Big Tree (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rain Bird Impact Drive Sprinkler Head (approx. one mile away); Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Azusa’s First Volunteer Fire Station (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glendora.

Also see . . . Glendora Bougainvillea. (Submitted on June 21, 2024.)

Glendora Bougainvillea and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 24, 2018

2. Glendora Bougainvillea and Marker

Stone wall built in 1912 around the orange groves.

Bougainvillea in Bloom image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 3, 2019

3. Bougainvillea in Bloom

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on August 5, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.