| Big Bear Contributor(s): Bellamy, Stanley E. (Author), Keller, Russell L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738531111 ISBN-13: 9780738531113 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: In 1845, Benjamin Davis Wilson -- the future first mayor of Los Angeles and the grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton -- led a 20-man posse into the San Bernardino Mountains in search of Native American raiding parties that had been attacking Riverside ranches. But what they found in a particular high-altitude valley were, instead, large and furry. Wilson's men soon roped 11 bears, bringing the creatures into camp, and the valley the Serrano Indians knew as Yuhaviat, or "Pine Place," received a new map designation. Wilson named a nearby body of water Big Bear Lake (now Baldwin Lake, with the present-day, man-made lake co-opting the bruin moniker). Today, at elevations between 6,000 and 9,000 feet, the city of Big Bear Lake is an hour and a half from Los Angeles and a million miles from the rat race, where hiking, sports, and the absence of exertion thrive in a vacation atmosphere. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 979.4 |
| LCCN: 2005937818 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.54" W x 9.24" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Riverside-San Bernardino, CA - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
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| Publisher Description: In 1845, Benjamin Davis Wilson--the future first mayor of Los Angeles and the grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton--led a 20-man posse into the San Bernardino Mountains in search of Native American raiding parties that had been attacking Riverside ranches. But what they found in a particular high-altitude valley were, instead, large and furry. Wilson's men soon roped 11 bears, bringing the creatures into camp, and the valley the Serrano Indians knew as Yuhaviat, or "Pine Place," received a new map designation. Wilson named a nearby body of water Big Bear Lake (now Baldwin Lake, with the present-day, man-made lake co-opting the bruin moniker). Today, at elevations between 6,000 and 9,000 feet, the city of Big Bear Lake is an hour and a half from Los Angeles and a million miles from the rat race, where hiking, sports, and the absence of exertion thrive in a vacation atmosphere. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bellamy, Stanley E.: - Coauthors Stanley E. Bellamy and Russell L. Keller pooled their knowledge and photographic collections with the assistance of Big Bear Historical Museum founder Tom Core to create this provocative look at the people, events, and developments that have brought the city world renown. |