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Bethel Coopwood was born on May 1, 1827, in Lawrence County, Alabama, son of an early settler, planter and slave holder in that county, David E. Coopwood, and Elfida Crews Coopwood. [1] Following the death of his father in 1846, he moved to Texas. In 1847, he enlisted in Bell 's cavalry detachment, of Hay's Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers ...
El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles. El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically known as " The End of the Santa Fe Trail ". As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 109,450, down from 113,475 at ...
Hill Valley is a fictional town in California that serves as the setting of the Back to the Future trilogy and its animated spin-off series. In the trilogy, Hill Valley is seen in four different time periods – 1885, 1955, 1985, and 2015 – as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985. [1] The films contain many sight gags, verbal innuendos and ...
Savannah Memorial Park Cemetery also known as El Monte Memorial Park and the Savannah Pioneer Cemetery is the oldest American non-sectarian cemetery in Southern California. The park is located in Rosemead, California, part of the park is in the neighboring city of El Monte. The park has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1850.
Website. lacounty.gov. Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles (Spanish: Condado de Los Ángeles), and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states.
Rancho Roblar de la Miseria was a 16,887-acre (68.34 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Sonoma County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to Juan Nepomuceno Padilla. [1] ". El Roblar de la Miseria" means "The Oak of the Misery". The grant extended along the Petaluma River from Hessel, Roblar, Liberty and Two Rock south to Petaluma.
The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and ...
Rancho San Francisquito was a 8,813-acre (35.66 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Castro to Catalina Manzanelli de Munrás. [1] The grant was located in the upper Carmel Valley. [2] As of current day, it is part of The Santa Lucia Preserve, a gated community and nature preserve .