Their ancient foraging way of life persisted virtually unchanged until the lates. Like others living in this arid region of extreme temperatures, the Paiute lived a life of cyclic wandering. Family groups built brush-covered shelters in key locales, taking advantage of the seasonal availability of wild seed, roots, small animals, and insects until the influx of settlers with their large scale farming and cattle ranching drove away game, reducing the Paiute ability to hunt, as well as to gather natural foods.
This patch of desert became permanently settled by non-First Nations people with the arrival of Southern Pacific Railroad tracks linking San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Lancaster stop included a station house, section gang housing gang is the term that was used for a group of railroad workers and locomotive watering facilities.
Until the midth century the hills and flatlands of the Antelope Valley were home to roaming herds of pronghorn antelope. Eradicated by habitat loss to farming, the pronghorn became scarce by the mids. In I saw one near Riverside. Today , there are very few in southeastern California. How the area came to be officially known as Lancaster is a mystery. Speculation ranges from the theory that it was christened by settlers hailing from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to the idea that it was titled due to a railroad station clerk's surname of Lancaster.
Some claim the name Lancaster was arbitrarily placed on the sign at the town railroad stop by Southern Pacific and that's how it was known henceforth. By , Lancaster had grown from being a railroad water-stop in the Mojave Desert, seemingly in the middle of nowhere but actually just shy of Los Angeles, into a community. Agriculture became king as farmers planted and sold wheat and barley by the thousands of acres.
These same farmers faced economic ruin with the onset of the decade-long drought beginning in — a situation not remedied until completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in In it was converted to a museum under the California Historic Site program. The museum is open 11 a. Located on the eponymously-named Lancaster Blvd. County Metrolink passenger train service to and from downtown Los Angeles — the hotel served as an active commercial, social and cultural center for the fledgling town.
After falling into disrepair in the s, the hotel was condemned, then saved only due to efforts by Lancaster residents, who formed the Western Hotel Historical Society. Host to displays of historical artifacts from the Museum of Art and History's permanent collection, objects on exhibition range from First Nation stone tools, to old mining equipment, and photographs of downtown Lancaster over the years. Period specific mock hotel rooms and an outdoor garden are open to the public. Rapid population growth in the early part of the 20th century led to many changes.
The institution is noteworthy for being the first in California with a dormitory to accommodate students living dozens of miles from town. Edwards is home to numerous firsts in aviation including the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager in a Bell X-1A in The facility was featured in the film The Right Stuff. Today, the base still serves as the location for testing military aircraft, many produced in Palmdale-based facilities such as Lockheed-Martin, Northrop and Boeing.
It is not uncommon on any given day to see modern, cutting edge, high tech aircraft such as the F, or B-2 bomber flying Lancaster skies. Lancaster was the headquarters of the "Flat Earth Society" from through under the leadership of Charles K. Eight years into reliable water delivery from the north, in , the first major road linking Lancaster and Los Angeles was completed.
Originally, the California section of US Route 6 was limited to the eastern portion of the state, beginning in Bishop just 40 miles from Nevada line, making California the state with the second shortest stretch of US 6 among the 14 states the highway enters Rhode Island at 26 miles being first. During the late 20s and early 30s it was also known as the Roosevelt Highway, after President Theodore Roosevelt.
To the north and northwest lie areas of hills and coastal mountains separating the city proper from the flat San Fernando Valley.
To the northeast lie the much higher San Bernardino Mountains, rising up to 7, feet above the valley floor. Natural vegetation in the foothills is dry grass and brush with a few trees in higher elevations; the valleys are almost entirely built up. Climate is normally pleasant and mild throughout the year. The Pacific Ocean is the primary moderating influence.
Daily temperature ranges are low year-round, varying only 15 in spring and summer and 20 in fall and winter. Temperatures above 80 are observed every month of the year.
Rainfall totals increase in foothill areas, and flash floods and mudslides are common in canyon areas. At times, the lack of air movement, combined with a frequent and persistent air inversion warm, dry, desert air trapping slightly cooler and more moist Pacific air brings considerable air pollution in the basin, causing health problems for some and reducing or even eliminating visibility of the nearby mountains. Recent job growth is Positive. Lancaster jobs have increased by 0.
More Economy. More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population growth of 7. Learn More The National Average is Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 6. The average school expenditure in the U. There are about More Education.
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May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Lancaster, while July and August are the least comfortable months. Pros Entertainment Coastline and beach areas Big-city amenities. Cons Overcrowding Air quality Cost of living. Best Places to Live in Lancaster Rankings. The settlement grew quickly, however, and by , Lancaster was quite prosperous. The town experienced another small boom at the turn of the 20th century when gold and borax were discovered simultaneously in the mountains around the Antelope Valley.
With the advent of the aerospace industry came the groundwork for the modern city growth. It is home to many employees of Edwards Air Force Base, as well as to employees of Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrop Grumman, all of which have manufacturing facilities at U.
Air Force Plant 42 which is south of the Lancaster city limits.
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