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Watson was platted in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] [6] The city took its name from the Watson Farmers Elevator, a local grain elevator. [7] A post office has been in operation in Watson since 1879. [8] In 2024, a Watson man named Joseph M. Rongstad was arrested for threatening to kill University of Minnesota students.
English: Location map of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area — which encompasses Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 120.0 %. Geographic limits of the map:
The Los Angeles County Fair is an annual county fair. It was first held on October 17, 1922, and ran for five days through October 21, 1922, in a former beet field in Pomona, California . [ 1 ] Highlights of the fair's first year were harness racing , chariot races and an airplane wing-walking exhibition. [ 2 ]
L.A. County Fair at dusk, 2008. The Fairplex has been the home of the L.A. County Fair since 1922. Known prior to 1984 as the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, it is located in the city of Pomona, California. The L.A. County Fair is held during the month of May since 2022, but the facility is used year-round to host a variety of educational ...
Los Angeles County: 037: Los Angeles: 1850: original: The city of Los Angeles, derived from the original Spanish name El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula ("The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the River of Porziuncola") Charter 9,663,345: 4,060 sq mi (10,515 km 2) Madera County: 039 ...
The annual fair has been a staple in Centre County for nearly 150 years. The nine-day event will stretch from Aug. 19 to 27 and bring along plenty of live entertainment, rides, games and vendors ...
Date: 12 February 2006: Source: nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020 ...
The Eaton Fire was first reported around 6:30 p.m. local time near the eastern Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, according to KTTV and CBS News. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for several ...