Olinda

Olinda (HMXZ4)

Location: Yorba Linda, CA 92886 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 55.276', W 117° 49.812'

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The course of oil production was changed in 1899 when the Olinda area became the first site in California to use the technique of drilling with the hole full of water. Having been developed as a source of fuel oil for for the Santa Fe Railroad, Olinda became a bustling boomtown at the turn of the century. Its demise came with construction of Carbon Canyon Dam in 1959.
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HM NumberHMXZ4
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Marker Number918
Year Placed1978
Placed ByState Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Orange County Board of Supervisors
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 5:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 423261 N 3753736
Decimal Degrees33.92126667, -117.83020000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 55.276', W 117° 49.812'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 55' 16.56" N, 117° 49' 48.72" W
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Area Code(s)714
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Santa Fe Rd, Yorba Linda CA 92886, US
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