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#184007 - 03/30/09 11:42 AM Re: French place names [Re: PastorVon]
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I thought. Sorry to be misleading. Julien Dubuque arrived in the
late 1700's and settled the area from a European perspective._________________________
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#184016 - 03/30/09 07:54 PM 
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#184129 - 04/05/09 01:42 PM
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And Santa Fe, NM would be another, I'd guess. Most of the
"san" and "santa" towns of California, founded by Franciscan
missionaries are quite old, but it would take some searching
to find out: San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, e.g._________________________
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#184138 - 04/05/09 07:46 PM
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#184140 - 04/05/09 08:20 PM
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According to a number of books I have read, Los Angeles began as a sailing "station" where cattle hides were cured so that they could be transported to other parts of the world to be made into leather products. A semi-permanent village grew up around the "industry" as workers brought to the station by the sailing vessels remained ashore to process the hides. A couple of Louis L'Amour novels also substantiate this info. Ha!
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#184150 - 04/06/09 01:38 AM
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I in an interview he said that he did a lot of research to have facts right for his books: routes, water holes, settlements etc.
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#184157 - 04/06/09 07:33 AM
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According to a number of books I have read, Los Angeles began as a sailing "station" where cattle hides were cured so that they could be transported to other parts of the world to be made into leather products. A semi-permanent village grew up around the "industry" as workers brought to the station by the sailing vessels remained ashore to process the hides. A couple of Louis L'Amour novels also substantiate this info. Ha!
Any dates? Cattle hides suggests a fairly late date.
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#184158 - 04/06/09 08:16 AM
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yeah, the first few dates were probably something like flowers and candy._________________________
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#184161 - 04/06/09 11:51 AM
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#184173 - 04/06/09 07:47 PM
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