On November 29, 1957, the Mint Canyon Chamber of Commerce formally incorporated, cementing its role as the leading voice for the rapidly growing eastern Santa Clarita Valley. Founded just a year earlier in 1956, the chamber championed the interests of Mint Canyon, later known as Canyon Country, during an era where the valley was defined by spirited rivalry between the ...

On August 23, 1926, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dedicated its Newhall Substation No. 6, giving the Santa Clarita Valley its first permanent local base of operations. Before then, law enforcement in communities like Newhall and Saugus was handled by elected constables, while deputies often had to ride from Los Angeles — leaving plenty of time for suspects to ...

On July 31, 1961, Los Angeles County dedicated its very first roadside park, the “Trueblood Roadside Rest,” a 5.94-acre public facility on the east side of Highway 99 at Elizabeth Lake Canyon Road in Castaic, just across from what is now the Castaic Sports Complex. Named in honor of longtime Signal newspaper owner and editor Fred W. Trueblood Sr., the ...