Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society

AUG 16 in : 1956 - Battle of Palmdale rages over the skies of Santa Clarita >

SCVHistory.com | The Battle of Palmdale | Story by Dr. Alan Pollack SCVHistory.com | The Battle of Palmdale | Story by Dr. Alan Pollack

AUG 15 in : 1849 - Eight-pound gold nugget found in San Feliciano Canyon (Val Verde/Piru area) >

SCVHistory.com | The Story Of Our Valley by A.B. Perkins | Part 5: Mining SCVHistory.com | The Story Of Our Valley by A.B. Perkins | Part 5: Mining

1986 - Canyon Country's Mitchell adobe demolished; components salvaged & later rebuilt at Hart Park >

SCVHistory.com AP1815 | Canyon Country | Mitchell Family Adobe ~1961 SCVHistory.com AP1815 | Canyon Country | Mitchell Family Adobe ~1961

AUG 13 in : 1961 - First Mass celebrated at new Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (3rd building) in Newhall. Cardinal McIntyre attends >

SCVHistory.com | Newhall | First Mass, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1961 SCVHistory.com | Newhall | First Mass, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1961

AUG 12 in : 1944 - Newhall Refinery on Sierra Highway destroyed by fire (then rebuilt) -- FILM:

SCVHistory.com | Newhall | Newsreel (Film): Newhall Refinery On Fire 1944 SCVHistory.com | Newhall | Newsreel (Film): Newhall Refinery On Fire, 1944

AUG 11 in : 2018 - Big Oaks Lodge in Bouquet Canyon burns down >

Witness: Kitchen Fire Destroys Big Oaks Lodge in Bouquet Canyon (Video) A fire broke out inside the historic Big Oaks Lodge in Bouquet Canyon late Saturday night, and by early Sunday, the popular 2-story wooden restaurant building was gone. The fire also consumed a trailer that was parked behind the restaurant but was stopped before it could spread to the brush. The L.A...

AUG 10 in : 1769 - Fr. Juan Crespi, en route to San Francisco Bay with the Portolá expedition, names the Santa Clara River Valley (SCV) for St. Clare >

SCVHistory.com | Early California | Crespi's SCV Legacy: Spanish Priest Named a River That Came to Denote Our Valley SCVHistory.com | Early California | Crespi's SCV Legacy: Spanish Priest Named a River That Came to Denote Our Valley

AUG 9 in : 1919 - Charles Kingsburry (Kingsburry House at Hart Park) arrives in Newhall to work on Power House No. 1 construction in San Francisquito Canyon >

SCVHistory.com | Heritage Junction | About the Namesakes of the Kingsburry House, by Jerry Reynolds SCVHistory.com | Heritage Junction | About the Namesakes of the Kingsburry House, by Jerry Reynolds

AUG 8 in : 1769 - Portolá expedition crosses Newhall Pass near Elsmere Canyon, camps at Chaguayanga village (Rye Canyon/Castaic Junction) >

SCVHistory.com | History of the Santa Clarita Valley by Jerry Reynolds | 7: Spain Reconnoiters SCVHistory.com | History of the Santa Clarita Valley by Jerry Reynolds | 7: Spain Reconnoiters

AUG 7 in : 1901 - Giant meteor seen over SCV skies; possibly makes landfall in Bouquet-Texas canyon area >

SCVHistory.com | Bouquet-Texas Canyons | L.A. Times Traces Great Meteor of Aug. 7, 1901, to Deadman's Canyon SCVHistory.com | Bouquet-Texas Canyons | L.A. Times Traces Great Meteor of Aug. 7, 1901, to Deadman's Canyon

Next step: probate

Supes Green Light Transfer of Hart Park to City The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved transferring ownership of William S. Hart Park and the Hart Museum to the City of Santa Clarita on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

AUG 6 in : 1892 - Western actor and Saugus rodeo owner Hoot Gibson born in Nebraska >

SCVHistory.com CS2801 | Saugus Speedway | Hoot Gibson at Baker Ranch Rodeo, 1928 SCVHistory.com CS2801 | Saugus Speedway | Hoot Gibson at Baker Ranch Rodeo, 1928

AUG 5 in : 1891 - Surrey post office established inside Saugus train station; Alexander Fraser, postmaster >

SCVHistory.com LP1201b | Saugus as Surrey | Surrey Postmark 1912 Searchable history of the Santa Clarita Valley (Los Angeles County) in pictures and text.

AUG 4 in : 1992 - Pardee House (ex-Good Templars Lodge) moved to Hart Park >

SCVHistory.com SG9285 | Heritage Junction | Pardee House Moving, 1992 SCVHistory.com SG9285 | Heritage Junction | Pardee House Moving, 1992

AUG 3 in : 1975 - Henry Mayo Newhall (Memorial) Hospital opens with 100 beds >

SCVHistory.com HM7201 | SCV Healthcare | Henry Mayo Hospital Building Fund SCVHistory.com HM7201 | SCV Healthcare | Henry Mayo Hospital Building Fund

AUG 2 in : 1935 - Newhall deputy Archie Carter sentenced to 1 year in jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor after his wife fatally shot his 20-year-old mistress (the age of majority was 21) >

SCVHistory.com | Ex-Newhall Deputy Convicted of Contributing to Delinquency of Slain Saugus School Teacher Frances Walker SCVHistory.com | Ex-Newhall Deputy Convicted of Contributing to Delinquency of Slain Saugus School Teacher Frances Walker

AUG 1 in : 1963 - Leona Cox Community School breaks ground in Canyon Country >

SCVHistory.com CC6302 | Canyon Country | Leona Cox School Groundbreaking, 8-1-1963 SCVHistory.com CC6302 | Canyon Country | Leona Cox School Groundbreaking, 8-1-1963

An update on our former Stationmaster's son....

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JUL 31 in : 1939 - Recording artist, music promoter and longtime Sand Canyon resident Cliffie Stone marries singer Dorothy Darling in Hollywood >

SCVHistory.com LW2262c | Film-Arts | Cliffie Stone SCVHistory.com LW2262c | Film-Arts | Cliffie Stone

JUL 30 in : 1869 - The Del Valle family's then-1,340 acre Rancho Camulos is legally separated (partitioned) from the Rancho San Francisco land grant >

SCVHistory.com | Rancho San Francisco: A Study of a California Land Grant, by Arthur B. Perkins SCVHistory.com | Rancho San Francisco: A Study of a California Land Grant, by Arthur B. Perkins

JUL 29 in : 1983 - U.S. release of "National Lampoon's Vacation;" Magic Mountain is Walley World >

SCVHistory.com SR9683 | Magic Mountain | National Lampoon's Vacation, 1982-83 SCVHistory.com SR9683 | Magic Mountain | National Lampoon's Vacation, 1982-83

>>The Val Verde Historical Society will host Back to Val Verde for Val Verde’s 100! on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. This all day picnic and celebration will feature food, music, games and raffles.

Aug. 31: Back to Val Verde for Val Verde’s 100! The Val Verde Historical Society will host Back to Val Verde for Val Verde's 100! on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. This all day picnic and celebration will feature food, music, games and raffles.

JUL 28 in : 1938 - Newhall Tunnel cut away, replaced by Sierra Highway >

SCVHistory.com AP1527 | Newhall | Newhall Auto Tunnel Cut Lines, 1938 SCVHistory.com AP1527 | Newhall | Newhall Auto Tunnel Cut Lines, 1938

JUL 27 in : 1876 - 223-foot Soledad train tunnel completed; last tunnel on line linking L.A. & S.F. >

SCVHistory.com | History of the Santa Clarita Valley by Jerry Reynolds | 39: Ribbons of Steel SCVHistory.com | History of the Santa Clarita Valley by Jerry Reynolds | 39: Ribbons of Steel

JUL 26 in : 1870 - Armantha Thibaudeau, community leader during early 20th Century and co-founder of chamber of commerce, born in Kentucky >

SCVHistory.com | Obituaries | Armantha McClure Thibaudeau, Newhall Community Leader, 1870-1961 SCVHistory.com | Obituaries | Armantha McClure Thibaudeau, Newhall Community Leader, 1870-1961

JUL 25 in : 1915 - Pioneer Juan Batista Suraco buried in a family graveyard, currently unmarked, in Bouquet Canyon near Benz Road >

SCVHistory.com TLP1501 | Obituaries | Juan Batista Suraco, Bouquet Canyon Rancher, d. 1915 SCVHistory.com TLP1501 | Obituaries | Juan Batista Suraco, Bouquet Canyon Rancher, d. 1915

JUL 24 in : 1864 - Walker/Reynier family patriarch Jean Joseph Reynier, then 15, arrives in Sand Canyon from France; eventually homesteads 1,200 acres >

SCVHistory.com | People | Joseph Reynier & Family, SCV Pioneers SCVHistory.com | People | Joseph Reynier & Family, SCV Pioneers

JUL 23 in : 1982 - Vic Morrow & two child actors killed in helicopter crash at Indian Dunes during filming of "Twilight Zone: The Movie" >

SCVHistory.com | Film-Arts | Death on the Set of Twilight Zone: The Movie SCVHistory.com | Film-Arts | Death on the Set of Twilight Zone: The Movie

JUL 20 in : 2000 - Historic Larinan house in Pico Canyon burns down >

SCVHistory.com | Pico Canyon | Larinan Ranch House Burning Down SCVHistory.com | Pico Canyon | Larinan Ranch House Burning Down