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The Southern California Railway Museum is the largest operating museum of its kind on the West Coast of the United States. [19] The Southern California Fair has been held at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds since 1987. The Farmer Boys restaurant chain, which has many locations throughout the Inland Empire, was started in Perris in 1981. [20] [21]
Claremont (/ ˈ k l ɛər m ɒ n t /) is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 30 miles (48 km) east of Los Angeles.It lies in the eastern portion of the county, in Pomona Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
*University of California, Los Angeles was founded in 1882 as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. It joined the University of California system in 1919 as the southern branch of the University of California. **University of California, Santa Barbara was founded in 1891 as an
The St. Francis Dam, or the San Francisquito Dam, was a concrete gravity dam located in San Francisquito Canyon in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, that was built between 1924 and 1926.
Lake Elsinore is the largest natural freshwater lake in Southern California.With its own 750-mi 2 (1,900-km 2) watershed, it is situated at the lowest point within the San Jacinto River watershed of 750 sq mi (1,900 km 2) [clarification needed], at the terminus of the San Jacinto River.
Its southern terminus is at Pacific Coast Highway , in Huntington Beach. SR 39's northern terminus is at Islip Saddle on Angeles Crest Highway ( SR 2 ) in the Angeles National Forest , but its northernmost 4.5-mile (7.2 km) segment (including the connection with SR 2) has been closed to public highway traffic since 1978 due to a massive mud and ...
From the Pearblossom Highway exit south of Palmdale to its northern terminus at US 395 near Inyokern, SR 14 has been designated the Aerospace Highway. [6] Between Pearblossom Highway and Avenue S, there is a vista point overlooking Lake Palmdale, which features a historic plaque that honors aviation accomplishments including the Space Shuttle, breaking the sound barrier and the speed record. [6]
The ENSO cycle has a huge effect on rainfall and snowfall patterns in California, especially during the winter and spring seasons. During the El Niño phase, the jet stream is located south through California, allowing for warmer temperatures and more heavy rains to occur, particularly in the southern portions of the state.