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History of Hawthorne by Robert S. Hartman
This history embraces four periods: (1) Ancient history before the founding of Hawthorne in 1906 (2) From the founding to incorporation in 1922 (3) The...
Hawthorne Youth Camp – Chapter 3
-A Master Program- Early in 1954, a committee gathered data concerning the project and after months of study, submitted a report to the sponsoring organization,...
Hawthorne Youth Camp – Chapter 2
There wasn’t anything special about Hawthorne’s Youth Camp when it was completed. It had cabins, a mess hall and recreation areas like most other camps. In fact,...
Hawthorne Youth Camp – Our Connection to Nature
HAWTHORNE YOUTH CAMP I picked this subject to write about this week, as it was one of the most memorable events of my childhood. This...
Welcome to our new redesigned website!
Welcome Hawthorne Historical Society’s website. This website was redesigned in 2021 to enable those of you unable to visit our Museum in California to have...
Welcome back Hawthorne Historical members!
Welcome to 2021 redesign of our website. In appreciation of your membership support, you are given additional access through this website to some of the following features: Galleries with historical photos and descriptions Free products from our E-store (shipping and taxes may apply) We hope you enjoy what we have to offer and you…
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Hawthorne Water Company
FUN FACTS: In 1954, just like today, water rationing was present in Hawthorne California. Hawthorne built four new steel reservoirs, increasing water storage by over...
A History of Wiseburn School District
The Wiseburn School District, which presently encompasses parts of western Hawthorne, Del Aire and eastern El Segundo, officially formed on March 5, 1896, after a...
A History of Hawthorne Schools
Written in 1934 Author Unknown In the fall of 1907 the citizens of Hawthorne decided that two miles was too much of a walk...
Memories of Local Businesses
Fun facts for anyone who lived in Hawthorne from 1950 to today: Here you have Killarney Liquor Store, located at what was originally called 313...
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Hawthorne’s first airport – Kelly Field
Kelly Field, the first airport in Hawthorne, opened officially October 8th 1927 The headlines read: “The California School of Aeronautics will have its official opening...
You Are Here – A History Timeline
You Are Here- Think of Hawthorne as being on the edge of a continent. Beneath you, the Pacific Plate chunk of the earth’s crust dives beneath the North American Plate and lifts California up with sometimes disastrous consequences. Within two miles, you can wet your toes in the Pacific Ocean where it fills in the…
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Trading Places – Streets, Numbers and Time
The Hawthorne Historical Society’s informal timeline of our city’s story in the greater context of history from the last Ice Age to the present is...