#0289 First Home of Pomona College
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#0289 First Home of Pomona College
Site information:
SW corner Mission Blvd and S White St, PomonaNothing remains of this site, as far as I know.
34.054738,-117.758917
Plaque information:
Private plaquePlaque text:
On this site, September 12, 1888, was held the first session of Pomona College.Dedicated by the Historical Society of Pomona Valley, October 14, 1937
OHP description:
Pomona College, incorporated October 14, 1887, held its first class in this small frame cottage on September 12, 1888. Those in attendance consisted of a mere handful of eager students, five faculty members, and the president, Professor Edwin C. Norton. Five months later, in January 1889, the college moved to an unfinished boom hotel on a plot of land in the town of Claremont.Registered 6/27/1938