The Angeles National Forest

Los Angeles and San Bernardino County · San Gabriel Mountains · location approximate

This was the first national forest in the State of California, second in the United States, created by proclamation, December 20, 1892, by President Benjamin Harrison. The first name given to the forest was "San Gabriel Timberland Reserve."It was changed to"San Gabriel National Forest"March 4, 1907, and then"Angeles National Forest" July 1, 1908.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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