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Facts about Newhall

Newhall is also known as: Newhall.

And some of the notable people born here have been: James Shields (baseball player), Greg Pursley (race car driver), and Delano Howell (american football player).

Popular neighborhoods in Newhall include: Mentryville.

And featured attractions of Newhall: Repertory East Playhouse, Vu Ultra Bar, and Master's College.

Newhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town. It was the first permanent Anglo settlement in the valley. The Lyons Station Stagecoach Stop was located where the town now stands. Named after businessman Henry Newhall, Newhall is home to the William S. Hart County Park, featuring tours of the famous silent movie maker's mansion. Newhall is also home to the Pioneer Oil Refinery the oldest surviving oil refinery in the world and the first commercially successful refinery in California. Over the years, Newhall has been the location for many movies, including Suddenly (1954) and Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete (1973).Newhall was the site of the Newhall massacre, in which four California Highway Patrol officers were shot to death on April 6, 1970, during a traffic stop of two heavily armed career criminals. This led to increased emphasis on officer safety both within the CHP and nationwide.

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