Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
United States of America V. Compton, III
United States of America V. Jones
Author: United States of America V. Quinn
Author: United States of America V. Johnson
Author: O'Day V. Compton
Author: United States of America V. Puntillo
Author: United States of America V. Whitesell, III
Author: United States of America V. Wilson
Author: Compton
Author: Robert Lee JohnsonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 073859539X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Compton is a city of myth and misunderstandings. Today, it is known as the city of "hip-hop dreams and gangsta fantasies." Its history, however, is not as well known. Compton was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant. The area was deeded as a wedding gift, lost in foreclosure, then sold to F.P.F. Temple and F.W. Gibson at a sheriff's sale. Ultimately, it was settled in 1867 by former forty-niners from Stockton. Given its location halfway between the harbor and Los Angeles, the "Hub City" has seen many pivotal events: the dawn of flight at the 1910 international air meet, the 1933 earthquake, floods, white flight, factory shut-downs, decline, and now a new beginning at the start of the 21st century.
Author: