This tablet
commemorates the site of
the oldest Protestant
Evangelical Church
in Southern California;
the erection of the first
school house; and the end
of the Santa Fe Trail. — — Map (db m211471) HM
El Monte, on the bank of the San Gabriel River, played a significant part in California's early pioneer history. It was first an encampment on the Old Spanish Trail, an extension of the trail from Missouri to Santa Fe. By the 1850's some began . . . — — Map (db m162663) HM
Donated by Frederick G. Exner to the El Monte Historical Society as a Historical Artifact to Compliment the Osmund House Facility.
This "The Aermotor Company" windmill was first erected in Gore, North Dakota, in April 1916, and served as a sole . . . — — Map (db m155283) HM
In celebration of Gays Lion Farm. From its start on July 1, 1925, until it closed in December of 1942, the roar of hundreds of lions could be heard throughout the valley, into the hills and beyond. — — Map (db m122058) HM
Dedicated to the citizens of El Monte on the
occasion of the kick-off ceremony for the year
long diamond jubilee celebration commemorating
El Montes 75th anniversary of incorporation. — — Map (db m163427) HM
Mt. Wilson is home to a world-famous astronomical research facility
founded in 1904. The special atmospheric conditions of the San
Gabriel Valley create an ideal environment for observing the sun and
stars from the San Gabriel Mountains. . . . — — Map (db m274314) HM
The Tongva/Gabrielino lived, for thousands of
years, in the area that is now covered by Los
Angeles County and parts of Orange County.
They started each day with a prayer to bring
out the sun and bathed in the waters of the
river. Food was . . . — — Map (db m268831) HM
