History of Santa Clarita, CA

The Santa Clarita Valley has a rich history, including stories of outlaws, cowboys and indians, gold rushes, oil booms and busts, a flooding disaster of epic proportions, and participation in the glamorous early days of film.

Below is a list of resources to further explore the rich Santa Clarita history and past events in the history of Santa Clarita, that have shaped the SCV to become what it is today:

Santa Clarita Valley: History in Pictures
This web site, run by the Santa Clarita Historical Society, tells the history of Santa Clarita through hundreds of photos of Santa Clarita's past.

SCV Historical Society
The SCV Historical Society is the largest organization in the Santa Clarita Valley dedicated to the preservation of SCV history.

Santa Clarita Events & Places of Interest:

Oak of the Golden Dream - Location of the first discovery of gold in California
Vasquez Rocks - Site of outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez's gang
Mentryville - Early SCV town and major oil find
St. Francis Dam Disaster - 2nd worst disaster in California history, killing over 600 people
Beale's Cut / Newhall Pass - Major mountain pass / route through the SCV in the early days of California

Santa Clarita History Videos Online:

For more information, read the "Images of America: Santa Clarita Valley" book of history and photos by John Boston: (highly recommended!)

Comments

posted May. 6th, 2013 - 7:41pm

Roberta Strong St John says:

This town is part on my heritage and it makes me proud to know that the town has remained a wonderful place to reside. I plan to make a visit to Strongsville in October.

Sincerely

Roberta Strong St John

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