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| Landmark #289 | Los Angeles County | Visited: November 13, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the first site of Pomona College! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Pomona College, incorporated October 14, 1887, held its first class in this small frame cottage on September 12, 1888. Those in attendance consisted of a mere handful of eager students, five faculty members, and the president, Professor Edwin C. Norton. Five months later, in January 1889, the college moved to an unfinished boom hotel on a plot of land in the town of Claremont.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: SW corner Mission Blvd and S White St Pomona, CA 91766 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~29mi (47km) — 0.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |