El Monte

El Monte (HMYEO)

Location: El Monte, CA 91731 Los Angeles County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 4.478', W 118° 2.522'

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El Monte, on the bank of the San Gabriel River, played a significant part in California's early pioneer history. It was first an encampment on the Old Spanish Trail, and extension of the trail from Missouri to Sante Fe. By the 1850's some began to call El Monte the "End of the Santa Fe Trail." Early in that decade a permanent settlement was esablished here by immigrants from Texas. The first settlement in Southern California founded by citizens of the United States.
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HM NumberHMYEO
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Marker Number975
Year Placed1987
Placed ByState Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of El Monte
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 8:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 403852 N 3770921
Decimal Degrees34.07463333, -118.04203333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 4.478', W 118° 2.522'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 4' 28.68" N, 118° 2' 31.32" W
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Area Code(s)562, 626, 714, 323
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3517-3531 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte CA 91731, US
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