California History

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Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon Kate Powell Harvey and her brother Robert Powell One of the most legendary people in...

Dec 21, 20203 min read

Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon The 1880s were the period when real mountain tourism became the rage. Travelers...

Dec 21, 20204 min read

Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon James McHaney and four of his siblings arrived in Mill Creek Canyon from Missouri in...

Dec 21, 20205 min read

Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon In June 1892, the Los Angeles Herald and the Los Angeles Times were at war. The cause...

Dec 21, 20207 min read

Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon In June 1901, the few residents of Mill Creek Canyon and some campers were terrified....

Dec 21, 20202 min read

Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon Mill Creek Canyon in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California is one of the...

Dec 21, 20202 min read

By Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon The woods around Seven Oaks, California, were crawling with film folk in 1917. When...

Aug 25, 20207 min read

by Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon Following on the big success of The Savage, filmed in Seven Oaks, California, and...

Aug 5, 20206 min read

by Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon During the early silent film era, Seven Oaks, a small mountain resort enclave along...

Jul 18, 20209 min read

by Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon Mary Pickford, known as Little Mary “America's Sweetheart,” came to Mill Creek...

Jun 5, 202010 min read

by Shannon Wray Author Pioneers of Mill Creek Canyon Mill Creek Canyon in the San Bernardino Mountains was a movie-making location almost...

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