Los Angeles, California, USA
1895 - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, a city, the capital of Los Angeles co, Cal. on a river of the same name, about 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and 345 miles in a direct line S.E. of San Francisco. Lat. 34° 5' N., lon. 118° 18' W. It is the : Populous town of Southern California, and is noted for the amenity of its climate, the beauty of its gardens, and the excellence of its fruits. Oranges, lemons, and figs flourish in the open air, and it has extensive vineyards, the product of which is converted into wine. Oranges, wine and wool are the chief articles of export. Los Angeles has 49 churches, a Jewish synagogue, 9 banks, with a capital of $3,500,000, and Protestant and Catholic hospitals. Seven daily and 7 weekly newspapers are published here. The city has a Roman Catholic bishop, and is the seat of St. Vincent's College (Catholic), of Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian universities, and of three female seminaries, a state normal school, and a public high school. The Los Angeles division of the Southern Pacific Railroad connects this city with Northern California and with the East, and other lines extend to the sea coast. Pop. in 1880, 11,183; in 1890, 50,395.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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