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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...


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

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