Wrightwood, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 34° 21.608 W 117° 37.827
11S E 442025 N 3802268
The above coordinates are for the post office in town.
Waymark Code: WMQRNP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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A unique city, situated along the San Andreas Fault. Today, it's mainly famous for it's ski resorts during the winter. It was a popular tourist destination in the early 1900s when big movie stars vacationed here in the winter.

"Wrightwood, 113.1m (6,000 alt., 50 permanent pop.) is a summer and winter vacation area whose small permanent population seasonly swells to more than 1,500. A steep-roofed rustic lodge (rates reasonable) faces the road (R)."
Book: Los Angeles

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 401

Year Originally Published: 1941

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