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Duarte - Couverture souple

Duarte Historical Society

 
9780738569116: Duarte
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0738569119 ISBN 13 : 9780738569116
Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2009

Synopsis

Mexican Army veteran Andres Duarte was granted 6,595 acres along the southern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1841 by the governor of Alta California.

Rancho Azusa de Duarte eventually was carved into 40-acre parcels, and arriving families from the East and Midwest built schools, installed water lines, and grew crops. By 1900, two major rail lines served the area's thriving citrus industry. Duarte's beneficial climate led to the establishment in 1913 of a tuberculosis sanitarium, which became City of Hope, the world-class cancer treatment center. Bandleader Glenn Miller settled in Duarte. The city's location along old U.S. Route 66 brought many visitors to and through town. A strongly independent civic spirit led to a momentous 1987 U. S. Supreme Court decision to disallow the expulsion of the Duarte Rotary from Rotary International for admitting three women. As for Andres Duarte, he is commemorated by a 2007 bronze equestrian statue, located across Huntington Drive from the city hall that bears his name.

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À propos de l'auteur

This photographic retrospective was created by curator Irwin Margiloff of the Duarte Historical Museum and fellow society member and journalist Neil Earle from the museum's archives in consultation with other contributors and interested citizens.

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Éditeur
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0738569119
ISBN 13 
9780738569116
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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