Landmarks in Los Angeles County

Landmarks in Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. The county seat, the City of Los Angeles, grew from a farming community established by 14 families on September 4, 1781. With about 10 million residents, it is the most populous county in the United States. It is comprised of 88 incorporated cities and unincorporated areas within a total area of 4,083 square miles. SoCal Landmarks featured

Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. The county seat, the City of Los Angeles, grew from a farming community established by 14 families on September 4, 1781. With about 10 million residents, it is the most populous county in the United States. It is comprised of 88 incorporated cities and unincorporated areas within a total area of 4,083 square miles.

SoCal Landmarks featured landmarks located in Los Angeles County in its social media posts on each day in July 2023, as just a visual sampling of the countyÕs history and diversity.

A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to local organizations working to protect and preserve historical landmarks in Southern California.

SoCal Landmarks is an ongoing project to document the myriad sites, buildings, structures, monuments, and other natural and historical points of interest and/or importance that are considered locally, regionally and/or nationally as landmarks in the ten counties - Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern and San Luis Obispo - stretching from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean and from the Mexican border to 35¡ 47' 28" North latitude, the northern border of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties.