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in 1880, he retired to his ranch. In March 1882, while horseback riding around his property, he was thrown from the horse. Taken back to San Francisco for treatment, he died a few days later on March 13, 1882.
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when news of the gold rush reached the East Coast. He left by ship, arriving on the West Coast in 1850. However, he had been forced to stop in the
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Newhall split his time between his ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley and his auction house and residence in San Francisco, but after a bout of
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after Newhall's death. Within this territory, he granted a right-of-way to Southern Pacific Railroad through what is now
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in the Santa Clarita Valley adjacent to Saugus and Newhall. Henry Mayo Newhall is memorialized by the
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for six months to recover from an illness he contracted. Upon his arrival in
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After railroads, Newhall turned his eye to auctioneering,
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and ranching. He purchased 143,000 acres (579 km) of
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A California Legend: The Newhall Land and Farming Company
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Deaths by horse-riding accident in the United States
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Saugus, Massachusetts
San Francisco, California
Southern California
Newhall
Saugus
Valencia
Santa Clarita
Saugus, Massachusetts
gold
California Gold Rush
auctioneer
Isthmus of Panama
San Francisco
railroads
San Francisco and San Jose Rail Road
Southern Pacific Railroad
board of directors
real estate
Mexican land grants
Rancho Todos Santos y San Antonio
Rancho Suey
Santa Barbara County
Rancho El Piojo
Rancho San Miguelito de Trinidad
Monterey County
land grant
Rancho San Francisco
Santa Clarita Valley
Los Angeles County

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