U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station
{{short description|California Historic Landmark}}
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{{Infobox historic site
| name = U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station
| image = U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station plaque.jpg
| caption =U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station plaque
| location= Fontana, California
| coordinates = {{coord|34.101411111|-117.4445805555
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| locmapin = California
| area = {{convert|5|acre|ha}}
| built = 1928
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| designation1 = California
| designation1_number= 950
| designation1_date = June 9, 1982
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File:AB Miller in Fontana Mural.jpg
The U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station was the first and only facility in the United States set aside for the study of breeding and raising of rabbits. Started in 1928, in Fontana, California the station studied rabbits until it closed in 1965. The U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.950) on June 9, 1982. A marker was placed in Fontana at the site. The station was built on land donated by A. B. Miller, the founder of Fontana. The {{Convert|5|acre|ha|spell=in|adj=on}} property in Fontana developed procedures for rabbit care and breeding. The City of Fontana purchased the property and turned it into a senior citizens' facility in 1965.[http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/950 California Parks Historic Landmark (No.950]
Azariel Blanchard Miller
{{Main|Azariel Blanchard Miller}}
Azariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941) is the founder of the city of Fontana. In 1905, he brought 200 head of horse, mules, plows, scrapers and tents into the area and began transforming {{Convert|17,000|acre|ha}} of sand, sagebrush and rock into a citrus fruit, poultry and livestock farm. Miller called his ranch Rosena. The town was renamed Fontana in 1913. {{cite web|url=http://www.fusd.net/fusdhistory/schoolnames.stm |title=School Names |publisher=FUSD |accessdate=22 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123174408/http://fusd.net/fusdhistory/schoolnames.stm |archivedate=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=50670 Maker Database, U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station]
{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/pressreferencel00servgoog |page=[https://archive.org/details/pressreferencel00servgoog/page/n544 535] |quote=fontana development company. |title=Press reference library – |via=Internet Archive |year=1915 |publisher=International News Service |accessdate=22 December 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fontanawater.com/ |title=Fontana Water Company |publisher=Fontanawater.com |date=1 July 2010 |accessdate=22 December 2010}}){{cite web|url=http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/quilt/school.htm |title=Fontana: Historical Quilt |publisher=Score.rims.k12.ca.us |date=13 April 1941 |accessdate=22 December 2010}}
Marker
The marker at the Josephine Knoph Senior Citizen Center of Fontana at 8384 Cypress Ave., Fontana site reads:
- In March 1928, the Federal Government established the first and only experimental station in the United States devoted solely to research on the breeding and raising of rabbits on a five-acre property donated by A. B. Miller of Fontana. The station successfully pioneered new techniques of rabbit care and breeding until 1965 when the City of Fontana acquired the property for use as a senior citizens facility. Erected 1984 by Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Fontana Historical Society, the City of Fontana, and the Billy Holcomb Chapter, ECV. (Marker Number 950.)[https://www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com/landmarks/chl-950 californiahistoricallandmarks.com CHL No. 950 ]
See also
External links
- [http://www.fontana.org/ www.fontana.org]
References
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Category:1928 establishments in California