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 RailroadActivityLearn MoreAudrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
Where is Bryn Mawr today?
1media/2015.001.001.jpg2018-07-08T19:53:52-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f308476image_header2018-07-08T20:08:14-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7fBryn Mawr, unlike Loma Linda, did not become a city. The Bryn Mawr area was an unincorporated community. Being an unincorporated community means that Bryn Mawr did not have an official city government. In the 1970s the new city of Loma Linda began to annex, or add, parts of Bryn Mawr to the city of Loma Linda. Although today Bryn Mawr is a part of Loma Linda it still has its own postal code: 92318.
1media/2006.001.002.jpgmedia/townsites_map.gif2018-07-08T19:54:12-07:00Bryn Mawr and Loma Linda Become Townsites9plain2018-07-16T21:17:32-07:00The 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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12018-07-08T20:04:55-07:00Central Bryn Mawr1On this aerial photograph are the main streets that make up the area of Bryn Mawr today. The "Bryn Mawr School" that is on the map is the old school, not Bryn Mawr Elementary School where you go to school. What streets do you recognize?media/Bryn Mawr area with street names.jpgplain2018-07-08T20:04:55-07:00
