Signal Hill History
Friday, April 24, 2020
How Oil Speculation Pauperized Thousands
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Prosperous times swept America following the discovery of oil on Signal Hill, helping end the Depression of 1920-1921. ...
Friday, April 17, 2020
Did Signal Hill Oil Save the Country from Economic Collapse?
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What was the world like after World War I and the influenza pandemic? Time, not medicine, had lessened the deaths from in...
Monday, July 22, 2019
The Signal Hill Library
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Fifty years ago it was hard to find Signal Hill’s public library. The catacomb library was hidden deep beneath the city’s City...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Oil - The Tragic Cost of Doing Business
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On Thursday, June 23, 1921, the Shell Oil Company struck oil at its well at Temple Avenue and Hill Street, on Signal Hill. ...
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