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San Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)San Gabriel săn gāˈbrēəl [key], city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. An annual three-day ...Paramount
(Encyclopedia)Paramount pârˈəmountˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 47,669), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Originally a dairy region, it has become highly industrialized since the 1950s. The growing city has ind...Tustin
(Encyclopedia)Tustin tŭsˈtĭn [key], residential city (1990 pop. 50,689), Orange co., S Calif., part of the greater Los Angeles area; founded 1868, inc. 1927. Plastics, furniture, computers, and electronic equipm...Santiago de los Caballeros
(Encyclopedia)Santiago de los Caballeros dā lōs käbäyāˈrōs [key], city (1993 pop. 364,859), N Dominican Republic, on the Yaque del Norte River. The second most important city in the country, it is a rail and...La Mirada
(Encyclopedia)La Mirada lä mĭräˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for “the view,” referring to the panoramic view of the surroundin...Garey, Thomas Andrew
(Encyclopedia)Garey, Thomas Andrew, 1830–1909, American pioneer in citrus culture, b. Cincinnati. He traveled from Iowa to California by ox team (1849–52). In 1865 he built a citrus nursery on land now a commer...Covina
(Encyclopedia)Covina kōvēˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 51,268), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The ...Azusa
(Encyclopedia)Azusa əzo͞oˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 50,000), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; inc. 1898. It is a residential and industrial city in a citrus-fru...Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, American soldier and journalist
(Encyclopedia)Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, American soldier and journalist, b. Marietta, Ohio. He was (1860) a member of the Republican national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for President, served ...Ontario, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. Manufactures include aircraft and aircraft parts, aerospace vehicle parts, sport...Browse by Subject
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