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 RailroadActivityLearn MoreAudrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
Using the Railroad
1media/Widly jpg for FB.tif.jpg2018-07-09T16:31:59-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f308473plain2018-07-09T16:43:44-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7fOnce Bryn Mawr had its own railroad station more people began to come to Bryn Mawr. Some people came to stay and make a home while others came for vacation to escape the city. Many visitors came to Bryn Mawr, Redlands, and Loma Linda because they believed the fresh air would improve their health. Some visitors came to look at the scenery. They admired the orange trees, creeks, and snowcapped mountains. Railroad lines could be long and connect faraway cities, but some railroads were smaller and made for short distances. One of these was the “Kite-Shaped Track” which transported tourists from Los Angeles to San Bernardino, Arrowhead, and Redlands so they could see the scenery of California. Other railroads transported the people living in Bryn Mawr. A small “Dinky” train was built to transport people between Redlands and San Bernardino. The zig-zag ten-mile trip cost 30 cents one way, 50 cents roundtrip. At the Bryn Mawr station, some students attending Mission School would sneak a ride, hanging on the back steps in order to get to school.
5. Take a look at this postcard image, what do you see, why do you think that visitors would find this image exciting?
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12018-07-09T16:36:45-07:00Bryn Mawr Dinky2From 1888 to 1915 this small steam train zigzagged ten miles from San Bernardino to Redlands and one of the stops was at the Redlands Junction, the train station in Bryn Mawr. Some students in Loma Linda and Bryn Mawr remembered sneaking a short ride on the train to get to Mission School.media/Dinky.jpgplain2018-07-10T19:06:16-07:00Loma Linda Area Parks and Historical Society Digital Archiveca. 1895Photograph
12018-07-08T19:07:05-07:00An Orange Orchard in beautiful California1Popular tourist postcards often emphasized southern California's warm weather in the winter. The poem written on the postcard reads: While you are throwing snowballs Oranges I'm eating, 'Neath skies of blue I'm far from you, From winter cold retreating.media/2005.002.032.jpgplain2018-07-08T19:07:10-07:00Loma Linda Area Parks and Historical Society Digital Archive1910Elmer DigneoPostcard
