The Image - Signal Hill, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "The image above is an artist's conception of hoe this site might have looked during the thousands of years when the sole caretakers of this land were Native Americans. The long smoke signal alludes to the very long history of the use of this site which inspired the naming of the City of Signal Hill. Even though no one knows how long signal fires were made here, early Spanish immigrants called this place "Loma Sental" (Signal Hill) and documented the use of this site in the 1500's by the Puvuvitam Indians to signal their relations living some twenty six miles away on "Pimu" (Santa Catalina Island) These were among the fires that the Spanish explorer, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo saw when he sailed into what he called the "Bay of Smokes" (L.A. Harbor). When the Spanish Padres continued this tradition of making signal fires upon this hill, it marked the begging of profound changes to the land and the people of California. Like the image above, the signal in the center of this park continues in this tradition and marks the current use of this land as a public space."

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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