The Agoura - Oak Park - Conejo
Valley Chamber of Commerce. "We work hand in hand with the local
government to assure that the planning and development of our community
will maintain an orderly growth and healthy economic environment. We work
to retain the private enterprise system with free competitive markets. We
sponsor business fairs to help the community meet our local businesses. We
hold monthly mixers and quarterly membership luncheons to promote
networking. We help to promote new businesses with ribbon cutting
ceremonies and publicity. We invite quality speakers to meetings,
luncheons, breakfasts and seminars, all open to the public..."
Official Web site for
Agoura Hills, California. "Thank you for visiting the virtual
tour of our beautiful city, Agoura Hills. We are situated in southern
California, 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Please take this
opportunity to learn more about our quaint community. We hope to see you
as a partner, visitor, or resident in the near future!
Agoura Hills
Community History. "Perched on the western edge of Los Angeles
County in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, Agoura Hills is
located just forty-five minutes from busy downtown Los Angeles, but is
nevertheless rich with undulating hills and inspiring canyons. For many
centuries the area that would become Agoura Hills was familiar territory
for Native Americans who wandered inland from their haunts along the sea
in search of game and other food. The permanent arrival of the Spanish in
the late 1700s banished the Indians from their homes and introduced a
ranching culture that would linger into the early twentieth century. In
the 1900s, vast cattle and Vegare Station in Agoura, c. 1907 sheep ranches
conceded ground to rows of lettuce and celery, orchards,and wheatfields.
Ranching and agriculture eventually diminished in importance. Ranchers
began dividing up their property and selling individual tracts for
housing. From the outset, ranchers and farmers had worried about water
supplies and these concerns were shared by the citizens of Agoura Hills
into the mid 1950s. Then, provision of outside sources of water helped
ensure the growth of the community, aided by the new highways which acted
as a conduit for fresh faces and commercial development and contributed to
the maturation of Agoura Hills."
Agoura Hills
(formerly Las Virgenes) Library. "The Las Virgenes Library was
founded in 1916 and was located for a brief period, at the Las Virgenes
Grammar School. The library then moved to Liberty School which was one of
four schools in the area. Shortly after 1920, the school and the library
moved to Chesebro Road. The library was managed during that time by Mrs.
Wright. Later, the library moved to the Cornell School. The library moved
again on December 8, 1970 into a 7,500 square foot storefront facility
located on 29130 Roadside Drive. On October, 27, 2001 the library became
the 'Agoura Hills' Library moving to a brand new 17,772 square foot
facility at 29901 Ladyface Court. The library is part of the new City Hall
Civic Center."
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concept that makes great use of the Internet.
