National Register of Historic Places

Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)

Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
April 18, 1996
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
96000421

About this property

The Foothill Boulevard Milestone, also known as the Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) or the Bancroft Marker, is a historical milestone located on Colorado Boulevard west of Holliston Street in Pasadena, California. It marks the 11th mile of the Foothill Boulevard highway that existed in the 1900s. The milestone was placed along the Foothill Boulevard, one of six highways established and marked by the Highway Commission of Los Angeles County in the 1900s. Foothill Boulevard began in Los Angeles and passed through South Pasadena and Pasadena before turning east and running through the cities in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The milestone marked the point 11 miles (18 km) from the Los Angeles County Courthouse in Los Angeles. In addition, the milestone marked the block number of the highway; each highway was marked using a block system that divided every mile of the road into ten blocks. After the Highway Commission disbanded in 1908, its highway system was largely forgotten. The Mile 11 marker is the only remaining milestone of the three placed by the commission in Pasadena. The milestone was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1996. Media related to Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) at Wikimedia Commons

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Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
34.14585, -118.12278

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Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1996.

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Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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