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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Tag Archives: Fort Tejon Earthquake
Wallace Creek Offset at the San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain National Monument
“A great earthquake shook the mountains, ripping a deep gash through the rock formations. . .” -A Spanish traveler’s account of the great Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857 On January 9, 1857, the 7.9 magnitude Fort Tejon temblor rocked California … Continue reading
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Tagged 1857, Carrizo Plain, Earthquake, Elkhorn Hills, Fort Tejon Earthquake, History, San Andreas Fault, Temblor, Temblor Range, Wallace Creek
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