References analysis of the Wikipedia article "Tejon Pass" in the English version

californiahistorian.com

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "The first white man through this area was a Spanish officer and acting governor of Alta California in 1772, Don Pedro Fages. He noticed an abundance of Cimarron grapes growing wild in the area north of what is now Gorman. He named the place Canada de Las Uvas, or Grapevine Canyon. Grapevines were so prevalent the wagoneers and soldiers had to hack their way through. Wild grapes still grow on the sides of I-5 in the pass." [sic]

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "The name Tejon originated during an expedition in 1806 from the Santa Barbara Mission into the San Joaquin Valley led by Lieutenant Francis Ruiz. His diarist, Father Jose Maria Zalvidea, first recorded the word tejon to designate the area... the name Tejon formerly belonged to this other pass 15 miles further east."

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "The name Tejon formerly belonged to another pass 15 miles further east. Lieutenant Robert Stockton Williamson of the Pacific Railroad surveyed the area in 1853. His party crossed the Tehachapis by "one of the worst roads he ever saw." Hearing of a better road further west, he scouted it and found it would be far more practicable for wagons if the bulk of the traffic henceforth went that way. The name Tejon was transferred west to today's "Tejon Pass."

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "There have been three Ridge Route highways. The 1915 highway...; the 1933 three-lane Ridge Alternate Highway identified as Highway 99 (in 1947 converted to a 4-lane expressway); and today's 8-lane I-5 freeway completed in 1970."

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"Grapevine closed by snow: playtime near L.A., but tough work on I-5". Christian Science Monitor. 2011-01-03. Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-23. [Highway Patrol Officer John Lutz] adds that the Highway Patrol regards this short-term closure as routine: "This happens nearly every year"

latimes.com

Shalby, Colleen (2020-05-08). "Two bears were fatally hit by cars on the same freeway within 24 hours". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

"Motorists criticize weather-related closure of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine". Los Angeles Times. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-23. the California Highway Patrol on Tuesday strongly defended its decision to cut traffic off, saying that the icy road surface, steep grade of the Tejon Pass and heavy post-holiday traffic volume made the Grapevine simply too dangerous to navigate.

"Motorists criticize weather-related closure of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine". Los Angeles Times. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-23. If an accident forces traffic to slow or come to a complete stop, and snow continues to fall, hundreds of vehicles can become stalled at once. The Tejon Pass is particularly vulnerable because of its steep hills and the number of big-rigs that travel on it

scvhistory.com

Santa Clarita Valley in Pictures Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine; Kane, Bonnie Ketterl; "A History of Gorman"; March 2002.

The Trail to Kashtiq Archived 2011-12-22 at the Wayback Machine; Johnson, John R.; Journal of California Anthropology, Winter 1978: Vol. 5, No. 2; pp. 188-198; Note 9; Quote: "The origin of this name can be traced back to Pedro Fages, who became California's first governor. In 1772, he was the first official Spanish visitor to enter the southern San Joaquin Valley. He called Tejon Pass the Portezuelo de Cortes, apparently with an eye towards political considerations in Mexico."

socalregion.com

"Virtual tour of U.S. 99". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.

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Where Rolls the Kern: a History of Kern County, California Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine; Herbert G. Comfort; Enterprise Press; Moorpark, Ca; 1934; (#255); Chapter IV, "The Founding of Fort Tejon; pp. 21-52. "Before 1854, the main line of travel into the valley was straight North from Elizabeth Lake across Antelope Valley, entering the San Joaquin by way of the original Tejon Pass, at the head of Tejon Creek, above the present headquarters of Tejon Rancho. The establishment of the Fort Diverted this general travel to the West almost 29 miles to the present Tejon Pass, then known as Fort Tejon Pass. As the Tejon Creek Pass was abandoned, the name Tejon Pass came to be used solely for the pass leading into Canada de las Uvas."

web.archive.org

"Virtual tour of U.S. 99". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.

"Fort Tejon State Historic Park website". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

Santa Clarita Valley in Pictures Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine; Kane, Bonnie Ketterl; "A History of Gorman"; March 2002.

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "The name Tejon originated during an expedition in 1806 from the Santa Barbara Mission into the San Joaquin Valley led by Lieutenant Francis Ruiz. His diarist, Father Jose Maria Zalvidea, first recorded the word tejon to designate the area... the name Tejon formerly belonged to this other pass 15 miles further east."

Diseño del Rancho Los Alamos y Agua Caliente, Calif. Archived 2023-12-16 at the Wayback Machine; por Esteban Ardisson; from UC Berkeley; Bancroft Library

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "The name Tejon formerly belonged to another pass 15 miles further east. Lieutenant Robert Stockton Williamson of the Pacific Railroad surveyed the area in 1853. His party crossed the Tehachapis by "one of the worst roads he ever saw." Hearing of a better road further west, he scouted it and found it would be far more practicable for wagons if the bulk of the traffic henceforth went that way. The name Tejon was transferred west to today's "Tejon Pass."

The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "There have been three Ridge Route highways. The 1915 highway...; the 1933 three-lane Ridge Alternate Highway identified as Highway 99 (in 1947 converted to a 4-lane expressway); and today's 8-lane I-5 freeway completed in 1970."

""Deadman's Curve on Ridge Route Now Eliminated," The Fresno Bee, September 11, 1935, image 10". Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

""Crash, Fire Kill Heroic Truck Driver," Oakland Tribune, July 13, 1932, image 24". Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

Shalby, Colleen (2020-05-08). "Two bears were fatally hit by cars on the same freeway within 24 hours". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

"Motorists criticize weather-related closure of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine". Los Angeles Times. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-23. If an accident forces traffic to slow or come to a complete stop, and snow continues to fall, hundreds of vehicles can become stalled at once. The Tejon Pass is particularly vulnerable because of its steep hills and the number of big-rigs that travel on it

"Operation Snowflake - I-5 Grapevine-Tejon Pass Closure" (PDF). Caltrans. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

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