Hancock Park La Brea Pits

HANCOCK PARK
LA BREA PITS
PRESENTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
IN DECEMBER 1916 BY
CAPTAIN ALLAN HANCOCK
WE A REQUEST THAT THE SCIENTIFIC
FEATURES BE PRESERVED
RECORDED IN THE DIARY OF GASPAR DE PORTOLA
IN AUGUST 3, 17669
ORIGINALLY A PORTION OF THE RANCHO LA BREA
GRANTED BY GOVERNOR ALVARADO 1840
MARKED BY CALIFORNIANA PARLOR 247
NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
APRIL 23, 1940