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Welcome to Lancaster, California.
Lancaster is a city located in the Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of 2005, the California Finance Dept. estimates the population at 133,703. It developed as a trade center for an irrigated farming area and has since become an important site for electronic, aerospace, aircraft, and defense industries. Local borax mining and the nearby Edwards Air Force Base, a major military installation, add to Lancaster's economy. The city is the seat of Antelope Valley College and has a Native American museum with prehistoric artifacts. Lancaster is the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the third-fastest growing. Lancaster is located in the Palmdale / Lancaster Urbanized Area, bordering Palmdale on the North.
Lancaster, California near Edwards Air Force Base.
Photo by Shavar, July 2005
Lancaster is the second largest desert city in California after Palmdale. Founded in 1876 along the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now merged into the Union Pacific Railroad), Lancaster was originally a commercial and social center primarily for Antelope Valley farmers. After World War II its population saw a noticeable increase thanks to its proximity to Edwards Air Force Base (formerly known as Muroc Army Air Field) and Plant 42. Professional Baseball - The minor league Lancaster JetHawks play at Lancaster Municipal Stadium.
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Local daily news in Lancaster:
420 acres burned in Angeles National Forest
A 420-acre forest fire burning in the Angeles National Forest near Mount Baldy since Tuesday was 60 percent contained today, officials said.
AV Press: State Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage
The state Supreme Court declared Thursday that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry - a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement that was greeted by some with tears, ...
Two vacant westside homes on the same lot were ravaged by fire Thursday afternoon
Two vacant westside homes on the same lot were ravaged by fire Thursday afternoon, sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles over the Antelope Valley. No one was injured by the fire, which started about 4 p.m. in the 40800 block of 16th Street West, near Avenue N-4, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Paul Hartwell said. Flames also damaged the exterior of a neighbor's guest home, he said.
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Places of interest:
Quartz Hill, CA (5.2 miles), Desert View Highlands, CA (6.7 miles), Palmdale, CA (8.2 miles), Rosamond, CA (12.9 miles), Acton, CA (15.0 miles), Littlerock, CA (15.9 miles), Edwards AFB, CA (22.2 miles), Lake Los Angeles, CA (22.5 miles).
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