Although Spain - Signal Hill, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "Although Spain claimed all of the Americas including Signal Hill by "Right of Discovery" in 1492, the actual Spanish settlement of Alta California began in 1769 with the building of a Mission in San Diego. As a result, Signal Hill's first owner was Manuel Nieto who received a Spanish land grant from King Carlos III of Spain in 1784. Over the years the land was used for breeding horses, the raising of cattle and sheep, and with irrigation, all kinds of farming prospered, including the cultivation of large fields of flowers. The hill was viewed as the perfect place for a water source and in the early 19900's with profits from their dairy business, the Deni family constructed a water tower and mansion which once stood nearby. At this monument, you are standing upon a thin layer of earth above the City of Signal Hill's unseen water source -- a 1.2 million gallon reservoir of water below this park.

Group that erected the marker: N/A Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 2200 Temple Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755, United States URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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