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| Landmark #373 | Los Angeles County | Visited: August 14, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | An important source of natural salt for both Native Americans and later settlers! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The Indians of this area obtained salt from this lake. Sometime in the 1850s, Johnson and Allanson erected the necessary works to manufacture salt by artificial as well as solar evaporation. The salt yield for 1879 was 450 tons.
OTHER TIDBITS: Specifically, this area was inhabited by the Tongva people! The three closest known villages to this site were Engvangna, Ongoovangna, and Tovimangna! Tongva words ending in “-na” designate a place! After the US took over California, crude salt sold for $9 to $13 a ton, and ground salt (processed in a mill owned by a Mrs. Trudell) sold for $18 to $24 a ton! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: SE corner Harbor Dr and Yacht Club Way Redondo Beach, CA 90277 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~24mi (39km) — 0.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |