OLINDA

Historical Landmark

Description:
From 1897, when oil pioneer Edward L. Doheny brought in the first well, to the 1940s, the boom town of Olinda sprawled over the surrounding hills. To the north was the Chanslor-Candfield Midway Oil Lease and, to the south, the Olinda Crude Oil Lease. Walter Perry Johnson, of Baseball's Hall of Fame, spent his boyhood here.

Registration Date: 1/31/1978

Location:
City: Brea
County: Orange

Directions:
Carbon Canyon Regional Park, 4442 Carbon Canyon Rd, Brea

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