Nestled at 6,000 feet in the San Gabriel Mountains, the village of Wrightwood sits amidst a mountain range next to the finest ski slopes east of Los Angeles. This picturesque community has been a cherished mountain retreat removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, where skyscrapers give way to towering pine trees and roads run parallel to trails and ski runs. During the early twenties, the area's appeal as a gorgeous setting for hiking and other outdoor activities led the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to develop a year-round recreational facility west of Wrightwood, known as Big Pines County Park. Now a haven for commuters, Wrightwood remains a close-knit community despite the influx of more than half a million skiers and mountain lovers annually.
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Authors and local historians Pat Krig and Barbara Van Houten have long and lovingly been involved in preserving their community's heritage. Both have served as officers of the Wrightwood Historical Society and are active in the town's Old Firehouse Museum. Authors and local historians Pat Krig and Barbara Van Houten have long and lovingly been involved in preserving their community's heritage. Both have served as officers of the Wrightwood Historical Society and are active in the town's Old Firehouse Museum.
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The fledgling town, in its earliest days, was fortunate in having three builders with remarkable talent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
recreation hall, unidentified person, animal park Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Pines, Courtesy Rich, Forest Service, Courtesy Goodspeed Corpe, Blue Ridge, Table Mountain, Jackson Lake, Southern California, Holiday Hill, Wrightwood Historical Society, Courtesy Marcia Myers, San Bernardino, Acorn Lodge, Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Courtesy Huntington Library, San Marino, Courtesy Rosalie Johnson, Hildred Corpe, Lone Pine Canyon, Sepp Benedikter, William Bristol, Winter Sports Carnival, Harry Grace, Mountain High East, Teresita Pines New!
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The fledgling town, in its earliest days, was fortunate in having three builders with remarkable talent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
recreation hall, unidentified person, animal park Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Pines, Courtesy Rich, Forest Service, Courtesy Goodspeed Corpe, Blue Ridge, Table Mountain, Jackson Lake, Southern California, Holiday Hill, Wrightwood Historical Society, Courtesy Marcia Myers, San Bernardino, Acorn Lodge, Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Courtesy Huntington Library, San Marino, Courtesy Rosalie Johnson, Hildred Corpe, Lone Pine Canyon, Sepp Benedikter, William Bristol, Winter Sports Carnival, Harry Grace, Mountain High East, Teresita Pines New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Forest Service (RFF Press) by Professor O. F. Robinson in Back Matter
- San Gabriel Valley by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 101
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