Oak of the Golden Dream

Oak of the Golden Dream (HML8M)

Location: Santa Clarita, CA 91321 Los Angeles County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 22.696', W 118° 33.83'

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In Placeritas Canyon, March 1842, Francisco Lopez Y Arballo, while gathering wild onions from around an old oak, discovered gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. It is estimated that $80,000 in gold was discovered as a result of this discovery.
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HM NumberHML8M
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Marker Number136
Placed ByDepartment of Public Works - Division of Highways
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 11:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 356220 N 3805206
Decimal Degrees34.37826667, -118.56383333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 22.696', W 118° 33.83'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 22' 41.76" N, 118° 33' 49.80" W
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Area Code(s)661, 818
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 24530 Lyons Ave, Santa Clarita CA 91321, US
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