Conejo Valley
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34°21′36″N 119°09′00″W / 34.36000°N 119.15000°W
The Conejo Valley (
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
The first human residents of Conejo valley were the native
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.
European exploration
Local villagers' first contact with Europeans came in 1770. The Spanish exploratory party led by
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
Geography
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]
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
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
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
- American Radio Archives and Museum, one of the world's largest collections of radio broadcasting.
- Conejo Valley Art Museum, art museum at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks.
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden, 33 acres (13 ha) botanical gardens, directly across from Tarantula Hill.
- Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center.
- Grant R. Brimhall Library, one of the largest libraries in Southern California.[29]
- U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
- Paramount Ranch, movie ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains of Agoura Hills.[30]
- Pederson House and Water Tower, home built by the Norwegian Colony on the present day campus of California Lutheran University. Ventura County Historic Landmark No. 45 and Thousand Oaks Historical Landmark No. 3.
- U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
- The Oaks, largest shopping mall in Ventura County.[31][32]
- Wildwood Regional Park, 1,765 acres (714 ha) regional park bordering an additional 1,400 acres (570 ha) of open space reserve.
See also
References
- ^ Adelante Comunidad Conejo
- ^ 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
- ^ Nelson, Frank (July 6, 2008). "Conejo Oaks: An animal oasis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ^ 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
- ISBN 0-9725233-4-0.
- ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Pages 58-59.
- ISBN 9780762730834.
- ISBN 9781594851254.
- ISBN 9782831710235.
- ISBN 9780762765812.
- ISBN 9780897812993.
- ^ Casey, Lynda (1984). The Story of the Conejo Valley: The Westlake Chumash Indians. Westlake Research Committee. Page 5.
- ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Page 137. Library of Congress Catalog Number 82-072788.
- ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Page 93.
- ISBN 0-9725233-0-8.
- ISBN 9781564131867.
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 267. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1930). Anza's California Expeditions, Volume II. Internet Archive. p. 102. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1930). Anza's California Expeditions, Volume IV. pp. 247. Retrieved March 1, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
- ISBN 9780945092025.
- ISBN 9780897811569.
- ^ "Major Employers | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.toaks.org. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Changes made at Acorn Newspapers". Thousand Oaks Acorn. January 6, 2005.
- ISBN 978-0768921618.
- ^ "KCLU expands to Santa Barbara". www.vcstar.com.
- ISBN 9781581920611.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District, Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District (CVTID) Public Documents
- ^ "Catching up with one of city's grandest architects". Thousand Oaks Acorn. October 9, 2014.
- ^ "Paramount Ranch - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- ISBN 9780945092025.
- ^ "3 New Leases Signed at Mall". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1992.
External links
- Media related to Conejo Valley at Wikimedia Commons