Newhall, Santa Clarita, California

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Newhall

Community of Santa Clarita

Newhall, 1919

Newhall

Position in Los Angeles County

 Coordinates:  34°23′2″N 118°31′50″WCoordinates:  34°23′2″N 
118°31′50″W

Country United States of America

State California

County Los Angeles

City Santa Clarita

Elevation 1,373 ft (418 m)

[1]

Population
 (2008)

 • Total 52,386

Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))

 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

ZIP Code 91321–91322, 91381–91382

Area code(s) 661

GNIS feature ID 2583151

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:

Newhall, Santa Clarita, California

Newhall is the southernmost and oldest community of Santa Clarita, California.

Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other
neighboring communities into the city of Santa Clarita, it was
an unincorporated area. It was the first permanent town in the Santa Clarita
Valley.

Contents

 1History
 2Climate
 3Notable people
 4See also
 5References
o 5.1Notes
 6External links

History[edit]
Named after businessman Henry Mayo Newhall, Newhall is home to the William
S. Hart County Park, featuring tours of the famous silent movie maker's mansion.
Newhall is also home to the Pioneer Oil Refinery (California Historical Landmark,
No. 172), the oldest surviving oil refinery in the world and the first commercially
successful refinery in California. Over the years, Newhall has been the location
for many movies, including Suddenly (1954) and Disney's The World's Greatest
Athlete (1973). The TV-series The Magnificent Seven was also for the most part
filmed in Newhall.[2]
The Lyons Station Stagecoach Stop was a few miles away from where the town
now stands.[3]
Newhall was the site of the Newhall incident, in which four California Highway
Patrol officers were shot to death on April 6, 1970, during a traffic stop of two
heavily armed career criminals. This led to increased emphasis on officer safety
both within the CHP and nationwide.

Climate[edit]
This region experiences hot and dry summers. According to the Köppen Climate
Classification system, Newhall has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate,
abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]

Notable people[edit]

Gene Autry, singing cowboy actor[5]

Trevor Brown, Major League Baseball player[6]

Andrew Lorraine, Major League Baseball pitcher[7]

James Shields, Major League Baseball player[8]

See also[edit]
  Greater Los Angeles portal

References[edit]
Notes[edit]
1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newhall, Santa
Clarita, California
2. ^ Rowan, Terry (2013). The American Western A Complete Film Guide. Lulu Press,
Inc. Page 252. ISBN 9781300418580.
3. ^ Lyons Station Stagecoach Stop – OHP
4. ^ "Newhall, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".  Weatherbase.
Retrieved 6 February 2016.
5. ^ [1] "Movie Magic in Placerita Canyon" www.scvhistory (society). Melody Ranch
history
6. ^ Klein, Gary (June 7, 2012). "UCLA's Trevor Brown is Bruins' 'Mr. Everything'".  Los
Angeles Times.
 7. ^ Complete Game: The Story of Andrew Lorraine, Part 1 of 3
8. ^ Duquette, Jim (January 22, 2015). "Ranking the top five likeliest suitors for
Shields".  MLB.com.

External links[edit]
 "Complete History of Newhall". Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society.
Retrieved 2004-07-04. (Photos, text, TV shows)
 Newhall Information on SantaClarita.com
 Hub for Newhall history and redevelopment info