First: US Rabbit Experimental Station - Fontana, California
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BruceS
N 34° 06.084 W 117° 26.679
11S E 458986 N 3773488
Marker commemorating the site of the first and only United States government rabbit experimental station.
Waymark Code: WM52E1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2008
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Site of U.S.
Rabbit Experimental Station
In March 1928, the
Federal Government established the first and only experimental station in the
United States devoted solely to research on the breeding and raising of rabbits
on a five-acre property donated by A. B. Miller of Fontana. The station
successfully pioneered new techniques of rabbit care and breeding. In 1965, the
City of Fontana acquired the property for use as a senior citizens facility.
California Registered
Historical Landmark No. 950
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in
cooperation with the Fontana Historical Society, City of Fontana and Billy
Holcomb Chapter ECV, June 3, 1984. - text of marker
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