Unit 4, Lesson 1: How did Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda come to be?Main MenuHow did Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda come to be?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.Growing CaliforniaBryn Mawr and Loma Linda Become TownsitesThe Bryn Mawr Post OfficeBuilding the RailroadUsing the RailroadLearn MoreAudrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
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1media/2005.005.033.jpg2018-07-09T16:44:53-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f308476plain2018-07-11T06:34:10-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7fIn this lesson, we learned about the townsite of Bryn Mawr and how the railroad and post office connected it to larger cities in California and across the United States.
Look carefully at this photograph of the Dallas Building. This building functioned as the Bryn Mawr Post Office. How is this post office different than the post offices we have today? What amenities would today's post office need to be successful?
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12018-07-08T19:39:10-07:00Bryn Mawr Post Office1An early photo of the Bryn Mawr post office which was located on the ground floor of the Dallas Hotel in downtown Bryn Mawr.media/2015.001.005.jpgplain2018-07-08T19:39:10-07:00Loma Linda Area Parks and Historical Society Digital ArchiveundatedFred RamosPhotograph
