Unit 4, Lesson 1: How did Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda come to be?

How did Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda come to be?

Set the Scene: From where you live, can you hear the sound of trains? Do you cross train tracks on your way to school? The train tracks that are still used today were built in the late 1800s. In the early days of the town’s history trains were very important because they transported mail, oranges, and people. 

Vocabulary:
Land prospectors (n.) businessmen interested in owning and developing land

Townsite (n.) small areas bought by prospectors were called townsites. They were called townsites because there were very few people living together

Unincorporated community (n.) a community or small town that does not have an official city government. Unincorporated communities do not have mayors or city council members. 
 

 

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