Turnbull was a native of Scotland who was in Los Angeles by 1876 and was involved in sheep raising. By the early 1880s, he acquired land in the Puente Hills, which he sold to the Pickering Land and Water Company, founders of Whittier, in 1887. Turnbull was found dead, under mysterious circumstances, in the Los Angeles River in January 1888. Turnbull Canyon and Turnbull Canyon Road between Whittier and Hacienda Heights was named for him.
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Turnbull was a native of Scotland who was in Los Angeles by 1876 and was involved in sheep raising. By the early 1880s, he acquired land in the Puente Hills, which he sold to the Pickering Land and Water Company, founders of Whittier, in 1887. Turnbull was found dead, under mysterious circumstances, in the Los Angeles River in January 1888. Turnbull Canyon and Turnbull Canyon Road between Whittier and Hacienda Heights was named for him.
Bio courtesy of a findagrave visitor.
Bio courtesy of a findagrave visitor.
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