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 CaliforniaThe Bryn Mawr Post OfficeBuilding the RailroadUsing the RailroadActivityLearn MoreAudrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda Become Townsites
1media/2006.001.002.jpgmedia/townsites_map.gif2018-07-08T19:54:12-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f308479plain2018-07-16T21:17:32-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7fThe small areas bought by prospectors were called townsites. They were called townsites because there were just a few people living together. They hoped that their little village would grow into a town. Some did. Some didn't. Two examples of townsites include Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda. In 1888, prospectors Drew and Crawford tried to sell plots of land which they called the Bryn Mawr Townsite, however, their business failed. Instead of buying Drew and Crawford’s land people instead chose to settle by the San Timoteo Creek. Since there were so many people settling by the creek, they started a new townsite. Instead of finding a new name for this townsite they decided to use the name of the first failed townsite, Bryn Mawr. The other townsite, Loma Linda, successfully grew from a townsite to a town and finally into the city where we go to school.
2. Look at the street names on the original advertisement for the Bryn Mawr townsite, do you recognize any?
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1media/2005.002.032.jpgmedia/2005.002.032.jpg2018-07-08T18:56:40-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7fHow did Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda come to be?Audrey Maier6From 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.book_splash2018-07-10T19:04:51-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
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1media/2015.001.001.jpg2018-07-08T19:53:52-07:00Where is Bryn Mawr today?6image_header2018-07-08T20:08:14-07:00
12018-07-08T20:01:17-07:00Townsite Map2This map shows the early townsites that emerged in the San Bernardino Valley. Notice that Loma Linda and Bryn Mawr have two names. This is because Loma Linda was first called Mound City, and Bryn Mawr was first called Hahant or Nahant.media/townsites_map.gifplain2018-07-10T19:03:35-07:00
12018-07-08T19:58:01-07:00Bryn Mawr Tract Map1This is an advertisement for the land that was originally called Bryn Mawr. This land was owned by Drew and Crawford, land prospectors who hoped to make lots of money. Although people did not buy their land many of the street names are the same today.media/Bryn Mawr Tract.jpgplain2018-07-08T19:58:01-07:001888Advertisement
