Early in the morning of August 4, 1992, a piece of Santa Clarita’s past was preserved for the future as the historic Pardee House was relocated to Heritage Junction Historic Park. Originally constructed in 1890 as a Good Templars Lodge with the help of Henry Clay Needham, Newhall’s only presidential candidate (Prohibition Party), the building first stood on Pine Street.  ...

Today in SCV history, March 22, 1851, William Edwin “Ed” Pardee was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania – a man who would go on to leave his mark on the early days of the Santa Clarita Valley. According to research from Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society board member Ed Marg, Pardee’s story really reflects what life was like during the early ...