Agoura, California
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Agoura (747 and 818.
History
A stagecoach stop here was known as "Vegar Junction" and in the 1920s the community was briefly known as Picture City, as
Western movies.[4]
To obtain a post office of its own, the
Californio rancher, and styled himself Don Pierre Agoure.[5]
His name was chosen for the post office as it was the shortest name proposed, but it is unknown whether the changed final letter was an error or an attempt to make it easier to spell or pronounce.
The city of Agoura Hills incorporated in 1982 with the remaining unincorporated areas identified as Agoura.[4]
Notable people
- Erik Affholter (born 1966), American football NFL wide receiver
- Brad Delson, lead guitarist of Linkin Park
- Kario Salem, actor
- Gintaras Grušas, archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
See also
- Rancho Las Virgenes— 19th-century Mexican land grant in the area
References
- Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
- ^ Los Angeles County Office of Unincorporated Area Services, Agoura listed by Los Angeles County government office, as an unincorporated area Archived January 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, “Los Angeles County Office of Unincorporated Area Services”, verified September 27, 2010
- ^ Los Angeles County publication: “Unincorporated Areas within the County of Los Angeles”, Agoura listed by Los Angeles County government office, as an unincorporated area Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, “Los Angeles County publication: ‘Unincorporated Areas within the County of Los Angeles’”, verified September 27, 2010
- ^ County of Los Angeles Public Library
- ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
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