Signal Hill, California
Los Angeles County · Population 11,848 · Card no. 10373
A city entirely surrounded by Long Beach, sitting on one of the most productive oil fields per acre in the world.
- The 1921 discovery well set off a boom that covered the hill in derricks.
- Pumpjacks still operate between houses.
- The hill was used for signal fires by the Tongva.
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