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(Site of) Timms' Landing

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 171.

 

"Timms' Point and Landing. In 1853 German immigrant Augustus W. Timms obtained Sepulveda's Landing on the mudflats near here. He built a wharf, added a warehouse, corral, and other facilities to service shipping and the running of stages to Los Angeles. Timms was a pioneer in the development of the harbor and for over fifty years this area was known as Timms Point."

 

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Uploaded on August 12, 2008
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