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| Landmark #1038 | Los Angeles County | Visited: August 13, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A 50-foot camphor tree that is the last remaining vestige of the Paramount hay industry! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The Hay Tree is an old, 50 foot high camphor tree standing in the middle of a grassy area in downtown Paramount. The tree is a rare remnant of the city’s once thriving dairy and hay industry. The towns of Hynes and Clearwater, which later incorporated to become Paramount, were in the middle of Los Angeles County’s extensive region of dairy farms that thrived during the first half of the twentieth century. Hynes-Clearwater was the “Hay Capital” of the world from about 1930 to about 1960. There are no other properties in Paramount that are linked to the hay industry except for this tree.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 16475 Paramount Blvd Paramount, CA 90723 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~16mi (26km) — 0.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
