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Eagle Rock (formation)

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millions of years ago. Formerly known as La Piedra Gorda (Fat Rock), a name given to it by Spanish settlers, locals have been calling it Eagle Rock (or The Rock) since at least 1888. The first published illustration of La Piedra Gorda was made by Archduke of Austria, Ludwig Louis Salvator. His book
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Monument in 1962 but did not belong to the City of Los Angeles until 1995, when the City purchased it for $ 700,000.
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at the base of The Rock and used it as a lookout point in the 1700s. It's rumoured that infamous
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Monument No. 10, is a large dome-shaped rock formation with an indentation that resembles an
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Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007),
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Eagle Rock is a large sandstone formation created by
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34°8′36″N 118°11′1″W / 34.14333°N 118.18361°W / 34.14333; -118.18361
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Historic-Cultural
eagle
Eagle Rock
Ventura Freeway
hot springs
Tongva
caves
bandit
Tiburcio Vasquez
Historic-Cultural
Historic – Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments



"The Eagle Rock"
"When Eagle Rock was 'haunt of wild beasts'"


"Water and Power Associates"
"Eagle Rock"
"For Many, Eagle Rock's Price Is Right : Landmark: L.A. paid about $ 700,000 to preserve a piece of history, but the community's old-timers say it's worth it"
34°8′36″N 118°11′1″W / 34.14333°N 118.18361°W / 34.14333; -118.18361
Categories
Tongva populated places
Rock formations of California
Landforms of Los Angeles County, California
Eagle Rock, Los Angeles

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