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| Landmark #950 | San Bernardino County | Visited: June 9, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque outsde a senior center! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: In March 1928, the Federal Government established the first and only experimental station in the United States devoted solely to research on the breeding and raising of rabbits on a five-acre property donated by A. B. Miller of Fontana. The station successfully pioneered new techniques of rabbit care and breeding. In 1965, the City of Fontana acquired the property for use as a senior citizens facility.
OTHER TIDBITS: This wasn’t a pet facility! The reason there was so much interest in rabbits was because they were cheaper and easier to raise for meat than cows were! Fontana founder, A.B. Miller, set up a site to create a research station where they could be made even cheaper and easier. Under the direction of Dr. George S. Templeton, litters rose from 4-5 to 9-10 per year, and the rabbits got much bigger! At its height, there were over 4,000 rabbits at this facility, but they just couldn’t compete against cows on the national menu! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Josephine Knoph Senior Citizen Center of Fontana 8384 Cypress Ave at Seville Ave Fontana, CA 92335 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~50mi (81km) — 0.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |