Conejo Valley

Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 119°09′00″W / 34.36000°N 119.15000°W / 34.36000; -119.15000
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34°21′36″N 119°09′00″W / 34.36000°N 119.15000°W / 34.36000; -119.15000

Lake Sherwood with Westlake Village in distance.

The Conejo Valley (

Greater Los Angeles Area
.

Communities in the Conejo Valley are Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Agoura Hills, Lake Sherwood and a portion of Calabasas.[2]

Etymology

In 1803, the Spanish land grant in the area was given the name Rancho El Conejo.[citation needed]

In Spanish, conejo means "rabbit", and refers to the rabbits common to the region,[3] specifically the desert cottontail and brush rabbit species.[4]

History

Pre-colonial

Reconstructed Chumash 'ap (house) at the Stagecoach Inn

The first human residents of Conejo valley were the native

Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center is available for visitors.[citation needed
]

Two additional Chumash villages were found by Ventu Park Road. These had a population of 100-200 in each village, and were settled around 2,000 years ago.

shell beads, arrowheads, and stone tools.[16]

European exploration

Local villagers' first contact with Europeans came in 1770. The Spanish exploratory party led by

Juan Crespi kept a diary of the expedition, and gave Conejo Valley one name that survives today – Triunfo (Spanish for "triumph").[17]
Crespi gave the name El triunfo del Dulcísimo Nombre de Jesús (in English: The Triumph of the Sweetest Name of Jesus) to a camping place by a creek – today's Triunfo Canyon Road begins between Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village.

Later, explorer Juan Bautista de Anza used Portolá's shortcut on his way north in 1774, mentioning in his diary a stop at "El Triunfo".[18] On de Anza's second expedition (1775–76), diarist Father Pedro Font referred to "many watering places, like those of El Triunfo and Los Conejos".[19]

Ranching

Harold and Edwin Janss purchased ten thousand acres (40 km²) of land of what is now central Thousand Oaks from the heir of John Edwards, who had purchased the land from the de la Guerra heirs (all of the land was originally a portion of the

Westward Ho, the Wagons! both starring Fess Parker.[citation needed
]

Geography

Conejo Valley seen on a physiographical map of Ventura County.

Conejo Valley is a 900-foot (270 m) high valley.[20][21] The area is bordered by the San Fernando Valley and the city of Los Angeles to the east, Simi Hills to the north, Las Posas Hills and the Santa Rosa Valley to the northwest, Conejo Mountain (also known as Conejo Hills) and Oxnard Plain to the west, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. The valley is located in the Santa Monica Mountains on an elevated area.[citation needed]

Panorama of Conejo Valley from Rabbit Hill, Newbury Park.

Economy

The largest non-retail employers in the Conejo Valley include Amgen, the Conejo Valley Unified School District, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Anthem Blue Cross, California Lutheran University, Shire Biotechnology, Skyworks Solutions, PennyMac Mortgage and Sage Publications.[22] Other notable employers include Jafra Cosmetics, Teledyne, J.D. Power, Dole Food Company, Guitar Center, Bank of America and Teradyne.[citation needed]

Media

The

Ventura County, including the Conejo Valley.[citation needed
]

The Acorn is a local weekly newspaper covering Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, Oak Park, North Ranch and Calabasas, while Thousand Oaks Acorn covers the cities of Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and Westlake Village.[23]

Radio

KCLU is the only public radio station in Ventura County.[24][25]

Tourism

The Oaks is visited by over 5 million each year as of 2002.[26]
Waterfall at Gardens of the World.

In 2013 the Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District (CVTID) was formed by the cities of Thousand Oaks and Agoura Hills.[27] CVTID is a non-profit corporation that markets Conejo Valley as a Tourist Destination.[28] Conejo Valley's two largest tourist attractions are the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.[citation needed]

Points of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ Adelante Comunidad Conejo
  2. ^ Colantuono, Michael G. (City Attorney) (March 22, 2005). "New Housing Legislation (SB 699, SB 1102, SB 1777, AB 2158, AB 2348)" (PDF). City of Calabasas. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2014. ...such as those for the Conejo Valley subregion in which the City is located
  3. ^ Nelson, Frank (July 6, 2008). "Conejo Oaks: An animal oasis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  4. ^ City of Thousand Oaks (July 2, 1996), Conservation of the Thousand Oaks General Plan, p. 51, archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2010, retrieved June 14, 2009
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  6. ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Pages 58-59.
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  12. ^ Casey, Lynda (1984). The Story of the Conejo Valley: The Westlake Chumash Indians. Westlake Research Committee. Page 5.
  13. ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Page 137. Library of Congress Catalog Number 82-072788.
  14. ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Page 93.
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  17. ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 267. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  18. ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1930). Anza's California Expeditions, Volume II. Internet Archive. p. 102. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  19. ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1930). Anza's California Expeditions, Volume IV. pp. 247. Retrieved March 1, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
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  22. ^ "Major Employers | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.toaks.org. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  23. ^ "Changes made at Acorn Newspapers". Thousand Oaks Acorn. January 6, 2005.
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  25. ^ "KCLU expands to Santa Barbara". www.vcstar.com.
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  27. ^ "Creation of the Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District". City Manager Staff Report. City of Thousand Oaks. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  28. ^ Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District, Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District (CVTID) Public Documents
  29. ^ "Catching up with one of city's grandest architects". Thousand Oaks Acorn. October 9, 2014.
  30. ^ "Paramount Ranch - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
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  32. ^ "3 New Leases Signed at Mall". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1992.

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