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    Whittier (/ˈhwɪtiər/) is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km2) city had 87,306...
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    South Whittier (pronunciation) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California just south of the city of Whittier. For statistical purposes...
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    West Whittier-Los Nietos (pronunciation) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, near the San Gabriel River and the San Gabriel...
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    Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. It is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and, as of spring 2024, had 815...
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    East Whittier (pronunciation) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 9,757 at the 2010 census...
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  • schools of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) as part of the 1961 college football season. Whittier compiled a perfect 9–0...
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    Whittier High School (WHS) is a high school located in Whittier, California. It belongs to the Whittier Union High School District. It is the alma mater...
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  • California High School (CHS) is a public high school in South Whittier, California and belongs to the Whittier Union High School District. "Cal Hi", as...
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    The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at...
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    John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States...
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    to Brea, California. The street is one of the main thoroughfares in both Whittier and East Los Angeles. At various times, portions of Whittier Boulevard...
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    Whittier Law School was a law school in Costa Mesa, California founded in 1966. The law school was part of Whittier College, a private institution. After...
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    North Whittier is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The population was 4,351 according to the 2000 census...
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    Tricia Nixon Cox (category People from Whittier, California)
    Nixon was born on February 21, 1946, at Murphy Memorial Hospital in Whittier, California. She grew up in Washington, D.C., attending Horace Mann Elementary...
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    Whittier. As well the unincorporated communities of: Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, Los Nietos, East Whittier, North Whittier, and South Whittier...
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  • Whittier may refer to: Whittier, Alaska Whittier Airport Whittier, California, named for John Greenleaf Whittier Whittier College, a private liberal arts...
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  • Following is a list of notable alumni from Whittier College in Whittier, California. Willa Baum, historian and pioneer of oral history Arturo C. Porzecanski...
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    Richard Nixon (category People from Whittier, California)
    The Nixon family ranch failed in 1922, and the family moved to Whittier, California. In an area with many Quakers, Frank Nixon opened a grocery store...
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  • (abbreviated LSHS) is a public high school in Whittier, California that was founded in 1961 and is part of the Whittier Union High School District. The school...
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    605), and connecting the eastern parts of Long Beach and Pasadena via the Whittier Narrows. Under their legal descriptions, SR 19 runs north to Gallatin Road...
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  • James Troesh (category Actors from Whittier, California)
    (1956-11-12)November 12, 1956 Whittier, California, US Died October 1, 2011(2011-10-01) (aged 54) Burbank, California, US Occupations Actor Screenwriter...
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    for youth located on Whittier Boulevard, in Whittier, California. Operated by the California Youth Authority, now part of California Department of Corrections...
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    Lauren Tewes (category Actors from Whittier, California)
    name was "Tweeze," and it hung on ever since.'" The family moved to Whittier, California when Tewes was eight. She attended Ada S. Nelson Elementary School...
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    Billy Laughlin (category Male actors from California)
    interred in a grave at the Rose Hills Memorial Park Cemetery in Whittier, California, next to his parents. Blake, Robert (2012). Tale of a Rascal: What...
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    Eric Stoltz (category People from Whittier, California)
    regular director on the television series Glee. Stoltz was born in Whittier, California, the son of Evelyn (née Vawter), a violinist and schoolteacher, and...
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    Bobby Buntrock (category Actors from Whittier, California)
    sisters, Stella and Deanne. When he was three, the family moved to Whittier, California, where neighbors urged Buntrock's parents to get their son into acting...
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    PIH Health (category Hospitals in Los Angeles County, California)
    PIH Health Hospital - Whittier is a community hospital in Whittier, California. It has 548 licensed beds as of 2013. Founded in 1959 as Presbyterian Intercommunity...
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    Kathy Hilton (category Actors from Whittier, California)
    Kathleen Elizabeth Hilton (née Avanzino; born March 13, 1959) is an American socialite, fashion designer, actress, and television personality. She is the...
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    state of California. The route runs along Whittier Boulevard in the Los Angeles area from SR 39 in La Habra to Interstate 605 in Whittier. SR 72 forms...
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    Puente Hills Landfill (category Whittier, California)
    located in the Puente Hills, in southeastern Los Angeles County near Whittier, California and is owned and operated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles...
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