![]() ![]() Hellman purchased Rancho Los Alamitos.ġ887 - The first map reference to Signal Hill designated Los Cerritos as “The Hills.”ġ900 - George Hughes lays out a 118 acre housing tract atop Signal Hill. Bixby & Company was formed.ġ880 - The Bixby Co sold 4000 acres to William Wilmore who wanted to create a residential community to enjoy the majestic views to the sea (later known as Long Beach)ġ881 - John Bixby and I.W. The property was divided by what is now Alamitos Ave.ġ838 - The first Spanish map shows Manuel Nieto's land grant including Signal Hill as a reference point.ġ840 - Abel Stearns and Jonathon Temple bought Rancho Los Alamitos from Jose Figueros (note the last names are remembered in street names)ġ859 - The first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania.ġ866 - 1869 The ranchos were sold to Thomas & Benjamin Flint and Lewellyn Bixby. Take a look at a Map of LA County Ranchosġ804 - Don Juan Jose and Dona Miguela inherited Rancho Los Cerritos. Learn More: List of Ranchos in California Ckick the link below and recognize many common names you see everyday. Learn More: History of Tongva tribes in the LA Basinġ541 - Juan Cabrillo sailed up the California coast and named the bay "Bahi a Los Furrios" from the layer of smoke that hung over the area created by Native American fires.ġ769 - The Spanish began occupation of the Los Angeles basin and the Signal Hill area.ġ784 - Manuel Nieto acquired the land between the Los Angeles and Santa Ana rivers and from the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains to the ocean. (110 meters) above sea level at the top of the hill. The city occupies 2.2 square miles and is surrounded by Long Beach on all sides, one of only a handful cities in the world completely surroundend by the same city. Jessie Elwin Nelson Jessie was the second elected woman mayor in the state of California. Signal Hill became a city on April 14, 1924. ![]()
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