of Timm's Landing. The area was a shipping center in mid-19th century. No original structures remain. It is located at northwest end of fish slip and includes...
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commissioned in 1943, and served during World War II, the Korean War, and through the Cold War. Iowa earned 11 battle stars during her career and hosted three...
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Australia, and Taiwan. During the Quemoy-Matsu crisis in 1956, she patrolled the Taiwan Strait to help protect ROC Army units from possible landing offenses...
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Korean Bell of Friendship (category Buildings and structures in Los Angeles)
intersection of Gaffey and 37th Streets, this section of the park is also referred to as the "Korean–American Peace Park" and occupies a portion of the...
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Fort MacArthur (redirect from Battery John Barlow and Saxton)
Salt Storage and Processing Buildings", 7 photos, 4 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. CA-185, "White's Point Reservation...
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Timms Hill or Timm's Hill is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and is located in north-central Wisconsin in Timms Hill County Park...
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The Sunken City is the site of a natural landslide that occurred in the Point Fermin area of the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, beginning in 1929...
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USS Iowa (BB-61) (category Military and war museums in California)
beachheads at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in advance of Allied amphibious landings and screened aircraft carriers operating in the Marshall Islands. She also...
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Port of Los Angeles (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
Angeles. It occupies 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water with 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted...
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School is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District and is located in the San Pedro portion of the city of Los Angeles, California...
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(demolished in the 1930s), Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams Light in Washington...
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It was established in 2005, and fuses a college preparatory program with elective coursework in International Business and Maritime Studies. Such studies...
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California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles County (category Buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California)
(primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles...
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Los Angeles Maritime Museum (category Water transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places)
by the Works Project Administration (WPA). The ferry between San Pedro and Terminal Island ceased after the Vincent Thomas Bridge was opened to traffic...
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beach is on both sides of the eastern point of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This peninsula is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and serves as a breakwater. The inner...
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Harbor View House, formerly the Army and Navy Y.M.C.A., is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #252) located in the San Pedro section of Los...
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Lasuen was closed in 1971, and MSoS once again became coeducational. The school was originally located on 8th Street and moved to a brand new campus...
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Oakland Harbor and Southampton Shoals. However, the plans were changed and the Los Angeles Light was firmly anchored to the concrete block and built of steel...
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United States Post Office (San Pedro, Los Angeles) (category Los Angeles building and structure stubs)
by supervising architect Louis A. Simon with architects Gordon Kaufmann and W. Horace Austin, the San Pedro Post Office was listed in the National Register...
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Red Men Hall (Los Angeles) (category Buildings and structures completed in 1915)
overlooking the Port of Los Angeles. The interior contains local wood paneling and exposed ceiling beams. The City designated the hall as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural...
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Warner Grand Theatre (category Cinemas and movie theaters in Los Angeles)
filming and video of commercials, tv and film and music videos, and weddings and other special events. Promotion and marketing of shows and events, equipment...
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an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in...
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Municipal Warehouse No. 1 (category Buildings and structures in Los Angeles)
Warehouse No. 1 is a six-story warehouse built in 1917 on the outermost point of land on the main channel at the Port of Los Angeles. It played an important...
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San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building (category Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California)
ferries "Islander" and "Ace" transported thousands of passengers and automobiles to and from the tuna canneries, docks, shipyards, and military bases on...
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154, the American President Lines pier and warehouse, where she succeeded in stopping the fire at this point. A secondary fire was the burning tanker...
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James H. Dodson Residence (category Los Angeles building and structure stubs)
Rudecinda and her husband, James Dodson. It was originally located at the corner of 7th and Beacon Streets in San Pedro. It is a private residence and is not...
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American Trona Corporation Building (category Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles)
Corporation Building is an industrial building on Pacific Avenue between 28th and 30th Streets in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It...
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NACA such as flaps and tricycle landing gear. Wally Timm formed his own Glendale based aviation company later on, the Wally Timm Inc. The company developed...
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Moon (redirect from Earth and moon)
from the 1969 Apollo 11 landing site. The cave, identified as an entry point to a collapsed lava tube, is roughly 45 meters wide and up to 80 m long. This...
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Waco CG-4 (section Design and development)
tactical glide speed (IAS 60 mph; 97 km/h) Landing run: 600–800 feet (180–240 m) for normal three-point landing; "Landing rolls of approximately 2,000 to 3,000...
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