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Category: Oil Industry

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Read All About It in the Los Angeles Weekly Herald, 3 July 1875, Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 6, 2025
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  • Oil Industry

Read All About It in the Los Angeles Weekly Herald, 3 July 1875, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 3, 2025
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Getting Schooled With Some History of the La Puente/Temple School, Old Mission, 1863-1921, Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 18, 2025
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“There is Every Appearance of Healthy Growth, And it is of a Substantial Sort”: Some Early History of (La) Puente, 1888-1889

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 3, 2025
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“A City Where Extremes Meet and Opposites Attract”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Nine

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 20, 2025May 21, 2025
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“Thoroughly in Keeping With the Spanish Manner”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Eight

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 19, 2025
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“The Well is the Greatest in the State of California, and Thought by Some to be Unequalled Anywhere in America Today”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Seven

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 17, 2025
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“The Surroundings and Environment of the Montebello Oil Country Are Picturesque and Attractive in the Extreme”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Six

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 16, 2025
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Oil as “A Tremendous Boost to the Little Town of Montebello”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Five

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 15, 2025
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“Few People Appreciate the Real Greatness of this Garden Spot Just at the City’s Gates”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 8, 2025
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