Historic Personalities of Los Angeles

The following are a few of the historic personalities who have contributed to the unique history of Los Angeles.

• Father Juan Crespi

• Felipe de Neve, Founder of L.A.

• Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast

• John C. Fremont

• Phineas Banning and the L.A. Harbor

• Edward L. Doheny, L.A.'s First Oil Baron

• Abel Stearns

• William Ord and the Mapping of Los Angeles

• William Rich Hutton's Sketches of Los Angeles

• Harrison Gray Otis and the Los Angeles Times