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661. FIPS code. 06-59052. GNIS feature IDs. 1661271, 2409114. Quartz Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 10,912 at the 2010 census, up from 9,890 at the 2000 census. The name is also shared with the neighboring district areas of its border cities, Palmdale, and Lancaster.
Almonds maturing on a tree. California Almond Growers Exchange (CAGE) is a historical building in Sacramento, California, built in 1915. The first successful almond farmer owned cooperative was the California Almond Growers Exchange founded in 1910. The California Almond Growers Exchange working as group improved almond production and marketing.
The highlight of the festival was the Festival Ball and the crowning of the Almond Blossom Queen. The first Almond Blossom Festival Balls were held in the Old Town Hall, which quickly became inadequate for the 600 or more attendees at the Ball. Participants raised money though dinners, fashion parades, street vendor stalls and raffles.
The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Quartz Hill Airport as having two gravel runways: 2,640-foot (805 m) Runway 4/22 and 2,190-foot (668 m) Runway 13/31. It listed the operator as Antelope Valley Aeronautical. The last photo of Quartz Hill Airport is a 1974 aerial view. It showed a total of 20 single-engine aircraft parked near a Quonset ...
Almonds were California's third most valuable agricultural product in 2019, accounting for $4.9 billion (about 11%) of agricultural output. [1] Almond production increased from 703 million pounds (319 kt) in 2000 to 2.27 billion pounds (1.03 Mt) in 2017. [5] Prices rose over the same period, fueled in part by overseas demand.
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Tracy, California. [2][3][4][5] Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, [2][4][5] with some anticipating that it would be a "Woodstock West ". [6]
Juniper Hills, California is an unincorporated community located in the foothills on the northern slope of the San Gabriel Mountains, facing the Antelope Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is situated south and upslope from Littlerock and Pearblossom. The Devil's Punchbowl County Park is located on the east ...
The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival takes place in Indio, California. Since 1947 the annual festival has been held to celebrate the Date Palm harvest in the Coachella Valley. The event is held in February on the Riverside County Fairgrounds. The fair is located in Indio, California, a city in the Colorado Desert, approximately ...