The San Fernando Valley, America's Suburb by Kevin Roderick, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: The Land

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1. The San Fernando Valley is 20 miles long.
2. The width of the San Fernando Valley is 12 miles.
3. San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Boston can fit in the San Fernando Valley.
4. Menton Neggen settled in a fledgling Scandinavian settlement with the Biblical name of Zelzah.
5. In 1914 is the year Van Nuys flooded.
6. In 1929 the Pacoima Canyon dam was built.
7. In 1931 the big Tujunga Canyon dam was built.
8. The Lankershim Boulevard Bridge collapsed in the rains of 1938.
9. Hansen Dam was built in August 17, 1940.
10. The Los Angeles River starts were two concrete streams meet behind the bleachers of the Canoga Park High School football field.
11. Hansen Dam was named after Dr. Homer Hansen, a pioneer sub-divider.
12. The Van Nuys Retention Basin took 1,000 acres of farmland and ranches.
13. The Van Nuys Retention Basin is called today the Sepulveda Dam Basin.
14. Film Actress Jane Wyman, the wife of actor Ronald Reagan, cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony for the basin in March 1942.
15. 6.6 Magnitude was the magnitude of the 1971 earthquake.
16. The San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital in Sylmar collapsed during the 1926 earthquake.
17. Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar fell during an earthquake.
18. The Northridge Earthquake was on January 17, 1994.

The San Fernando Valley, America's Suburb by Kevin Roderick, Introduction

Book: The San Fernando Valley, America's Suburb
Author: Kevin Roderick
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Introduction

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1. The author, Kevin Roderick, arrived to the San Fernando Valley during World War II.
2. Clark Gable played polo in the San Fernando Valley.
3. Montie Montana was the name of the cowboy who led the Northridge Stampede.
4. Montie Montana was the honorary sheriff of the valley.
5. The 5 movies filmed in the San Fernando Valley are The Birth of a Nation, It's a wonderful Life, E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial, Encino Man, and The Vals and San Fernando Valley.
6. The TV shows filmed in the San Fernando Valley are: The Lone Ranger, Real McCoys, and Brady Brunch.

10. The sheepherders came from the Basque area in Europe.
11. The orange growers were from Italy.
12. The strawberry pickers were from Japan.
13. The San Fernando Valley is named after the 13th century Spanish King.
14. The City of Burbank was named after a dentist turned land baron.
15. The City of Calabasas was named after the wild pumpkins that formerly grew there.