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The
Vernon St. Elementary School was constructed in 1896. The Vernon
District was annexed by Los Angeles in 1928. Passage of a bond issue
resulted in the building of a new school on the site. -from Treasures
of L.A.U.S.D., "The Los Angeles Schools from the Past and the Present"
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Although 55,000 people work
in Vernon, the population of Vernon is the state's least populated city,
a community with only 85 full-time residents.
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Vernon is a 5-square-mile
industrial city.
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Vernon City was named for
George R. Vernon, a Civil War hero and one of the area's earliest settlers.
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In front of the Vernon City
Hall are three inconspicuous rocks that commemorate a 153 year old event
that changed California's history: the Battle of Los Angeles.
This was the last encounter fought in Los Angeles during the Mexican-American
War.
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